Epson 4490 User Manual

Epson Perfection® 4490 Office

Color Scanner with Automatic Document Feeder

Powerful performance. Precision results.

For professional quality scans at a premium value, the Epson Perfection 4490 Office represents the perfect solution. With 4800 x 9600 dpi resolution and a 3.4 Dmax, this full-featured performer is the ideal choice for your office or home-based business, making it easy to quickly scan photos, film and documents with amazing detail. With its Automatic Document Feeder (ADF), anyone can scan stacks of important documents with results that are sure to impress.

Built to accommodate up to 30 sheets* at one time, the ADF makes it easy to speed through all your critical files. Plus, with the scanner’s Scan to PDF button, you can quickly create multi-page PDF files from your original documents.

The high performance Epson Perfection 4490 Office does more than just documents, offering fully automatic film scanning for increased productivity, plus two advanced scanning modes for greater control. Use the Transparency Unit and its dedicated light source for remarkable uniformity when scanning transparencies. Try the film holders when you need to scan multiple 35mm slides and negatives, or medium-format film. Digital ICE Technologies offer built-in dust and scratch removal capabilities for film, while Epson Easy Photo Fix provides one-touch color restoration of faded photos, slides and negatives.

Key Features

Capture quality that’s sure to impress

Delivers precision color and detail with 4800 x 9600 dpi scanning and a 3.4 Dmax

Increase your productivity

Quickly scans multiple documents (30 pages up to 8.5x14) with Automatic Document Feeder*

Enjoy greater versatility

Makes it easy to scan 35mm slides and negatives, plus 2 1/4" transparencies, with convenient film holder

Scan slides and negatives with remarkable detail

Includes a Transparency Unit with dedicated light source for greater scan uniformity

Remove dust and scratches from film and many types of surface defects from prints

Includes Digital ICE,® so you can automatically remove dust and scratches to minimize costly retouching efforts

Restore faded color photos, slides and negatives

Renews old, faded photos with Epson Easy Photo Fix

Speed through every scan

Offers Hi-Speed USB 2.0 (compatible with Windows® and Macintosh®)

Do more with your photos and documents

Includes powerful software titles including Adobe® Photoshop® Elements

The Epson Perfection 4490 Office offers everything you need for greater productivity and incredible success with all your scanning projects. Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ensures fast data transfer. And, there’s even a software package that includes Adobe Photoshop Elements, so you can make your photos work harder in critical proposals and presentations.

* 17 lb paper — 8.5x14, 8.5x11, A4 or smaller

Premium Software Bundle

Epson Scan

Easy Photo Fix

ArcSoft® PhotoImpression

Adobe Photoshop Elements

ABBYY FineReader® Sprint Plus OCR

NewSoft™ Presto!® BizCard

Epson Perfection 4490 Office

Specifications

Scanner Type Flatbed color image scanner

Photoelectric Device Epson MatrixCCD™ line sensor

Maximum Read Area 8.5" x 11.7" (216 mm x 297 mm)

Optical Resolution 4800 dpi with Epson MatrixCCD

Hardware 4800 x 9600 dpi maximum with Resolution Micro Step Drive™ technology

Maximum 12,800 x 12,800 dpi with Resolution software interpolation

Effective Pixels 40,800 x 56,160 pixels/line (4800)

Color Depth 48-bit internal/48-bit external*

Grayscale Depth 16-bit internal/16-bit external*

Optical Density 3.4 Dmax

Scaling (zoom) 50 - 200% (1% step)

Connectivity Hi-Speed USB 2.0/1.1

Light Source White cold cathode fluorescent lamp

Software Included

Epson Scan with Epson Easy Photo Fix

- Scan documents and images accurately

- Restore faded color photos

Epson Creativity Suite

- Scan, copy and e-mail photos, slides, negatives and documents

ArcSoft PhotoImpression

- Edit, retouch or enhance images using templates, frames, borders and more

Adobe Photoshop Elements

- Prepare digital images for print, e-mail or posting on the Web

ABBYY FineReader Sprint Plus OCR

- Edit and scan documents with high-accuracy character recognition and remarkable text handling capability

NewSoft Presto! BizCard

- Scan, sort, and catalog your business cards to create your own virtual Rolodex

Weight and Dimensions

Weight 8.8 lb Width 10.71" Depth 18.70" Height 4.45"

Minimum System Requirements

Windows and Macintosh Requirements

- 350MB of available hard disk space (minimum for Windows)

- 550MB of available hard disk space (minimum for Macintosh)

- CD-ROM drive (4x or faster)

- Available USB 1.1 or 2.0 connection and device drivers

- USB 1.1 or 2.0 compatible operating system and applications (USB 2.0 recommended for optimum performance)

- 128MB RAM (256MB recommended)

Additional Windows requirements

- IBM® compatible PC with Pentium® II equivalent or higher processor

- USB 1.1: Windows 98SE, 2000 Professional, Me, XP Home Edition/ XP Professional or Windows Vista

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- USB 2.0: Windows 2000 Professional, XP Home Edition/ XP Professional or Windows Vista

Additional Macintosh Requirements

- iMac® or any G3 or later with built-in USB

- USB 1.1: Mac OS® X 10.2.x or later

- USB 2.0: Mac OS X 10.2.7 or later

Contents

- Epson Perfection 4490 Office Color Scanner

- Automatic Document Feeder

- Transparency Unit

- Film holders for 35mm negatives, slides and 2

4" medium-format film

- CD-ROM with Epson Scan software and productivity software

- CD-ROM with Adobe Photoshop Elements

- Hi-Speed USB 2.0 cable

- Scanner documentation

- AC adapter and cable

Warranty

One-year limited warranty in the U.S. and Canada

* External bit depth is selectable to 48-bit/16-bit depending on the image editing software.

Epson America, Inc.

3840 Kilroy Airport Way, Long Beach, CA 90806

Epson Canada, Ltd.

3771 Victoria Park Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M1W 3Z5

Specifications and terms are subject to change without notice. Epson is a registered trademark and MatrixCCD and Exceed Your Vision are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. Perfection and Easy Photo Fix are registered trademarks and Micro Step Drive is a trademark of Epson America, Inc. All other product brand names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Epson disclaims any and all rights in these marks. This product was manufactured to conform only to the UL standards and the CSA Standards. As an ENERGY STAR Partner, Epson America, Inc. has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency. © Copyright 2007, Epson America, Inc. CPD-21014R1 3/07 PDF

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