Epson 2450 Startup Manual
Epson 2450 Startup Manual

Epson 2450 Startup Manual

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  • Page 1 Color Image Scanner Startup Guide 4014432-00...
  • Page 2: Where To Find Information

    Online Reference Guide Provides basic information about scanning and detailed reference on settings and functions of EPSON TWAIN and other EPSON scanner utility software. It also covers use of the ] Start button. Information is also available on maintenance, troubleshooting tips, technical specifications, and customer support.
  • Page 3 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 5: Table Of Contents

    Scanner Parts ........
  • Page 7 Scanner Parts ........
  • Page 8: Features

    Features The EPSON Perfection 2450 Photo scanner offers the following features: Optical resolution of 2400 dots per inch (dpi) for main scanning, and 4800 dpi with micro step for sub scanning (16-bit input, 16-bit output). The EPSON Perfection 2450 Photo has the Film Adapter (hereafter, the Film Adapter is called the “integrated TPU”),...
  • Page 9: Scanner Parts

    Text Enhancement Technology (TET) enhances text recognition accuracy for optical character recognition (OCR) scanning. Scanner Parts Start button Operate button Indicator light integrated TPU TPU light Getting to Know Your Scanner...
  • Page 10 (in the home position) document table IEEE 1394 interface connector USB interface connector Getting to Know Your Scanner AC inlet option interface connector transportation lock...
  • Page 11: Lights And Buttons

    Lights and Buttons The scanner has two indicator lights and two buttons. Operate button Lights Light Color Green Indicator (None) Blue (None) Start button Indicator light TPU light Indicator Meaning Status Ready to scan images. Flashing Initializing or busy scanning.
  • Page 12 Scans and sends the captured image to an assigned application in a single step. Before using this feature, make Start sure you have installed EPSON TWAIN and EPSON Smart Panel. See your Online Reference Guide for more details. Getting to Know Your Scanner...
  • Page 13 For transparent materials ......2-2 Placing a Document on the Scanner ......2-3 Scanning an Image .
  • Page 14: Scanning Procedure

    Details are described below. 1. Place a document on the scanner. 2. Start a TWAIN-compliant application. 3. In the application, open EPSON TWAIN 5 using a command such as Acquire. 4. EPSON TWAIN automatically previews the images, and recognizes the document source and type. Images are automatically optimized and scanned.
  • Page 15: Placing A Document On The Scanner

    4. In the application, open EPSON TWAIN 5 using a command such as Acquire. 5. EPSON TWAIN automatically previews the images, and recognizes the document source and type. Images are automatically optimized and scanned. 6. Save the scanned images. Note: For more details, see your Online Reference Guide.
  • Page 16 2. If the reflective document mat is not attached, you need to attach it. Hold the top of the document mat and slide it down gently along the integrated TPU. Note: When scanning reflective documents, make sure the reflective document mat is attached. Otherwise images cannot be scanned as expected.
  • Page 17 4. Place the document on the document table, with the side to be scanned facing down. Make sure that the document is carefully aligned with in the corner of the document table as shown below. Note: The area with a width of maximum 2.1 mm from the horizontal guide and 1.5 mm from the vertical guide is not scanned.
  • Page 18: Scanning An Image

    Now you are ready to scan. Follow the instructions described in the rest of this chapter, or see your Online Reference Guide for more details on using your scanner. Scanning an Image Before scanning a document, remember to respect the rights of copyright owners.
  • Page 19 2. Start a TWAIN-compliant application. (The example used ® here is Adobe Photoshop 3. Select Import from the File menu, and then select EPSON TWAIN 5. Note: Depending on your application, you need to choose EPSON TWAIN 5 only the first time you use the scanner with the application.
  • Page 20 Windows reference, as almost all the settings and functions are the same. 4. After EPSON TWAIN has previewed and recognized the document type, the following dialog box appears with a progress bar to indicate the scanning progress. You can see the document type and the icon.
  • Page 21: Saving A Scanned Image

    5. The scanned image is sent to the application. If you want to change more settings, see your Online Reference Guide. Saving a scanned image After an image is scanned, be sure to save it, using the steps below. (The example used here is Adobe Photoshop Elements.) 1.
  • Page 22 JPEG format (*.JPG) EPS format (*.EPS) PICT format (Macintosh only) 2-10 Scanning Basics JPEG is a compressed file, which allows a choice in compression quality. However, if the compression is too high, the image quality deteriorates. The image quality also deteriorates every time the image file is saved in JPEG.
  • Page 23 EPSON OVERSEAS MARKETING LOCATIONS Epson America, Inc. 3840 Kilroy Airport Way Long Beach, CA 90806 Phone: (562) 981-3840 Fax: (562) 290-5220 EPSON DEUTSCHLAND GmbH Z lpicher Stra e 6, 40549 D sseldorf Germany Phone: (0211) 56030 Fax: (0211) 5047787 EPSON AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.
  • Page 24 Color Image Scanner Startup Guide Printed in XXXXX 01.XX-XX...

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