Epson ActionScanner User Guide

Introduction

This package contains all you need for professional quality color scanning:
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An Epson ES-600C™ color scanner
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Adobe® Photoshop™ 2.5 LE, a powerful image-editing program
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ScanTastic,™ a plug-in that enables you to scan images into
Photoshop
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a SCSI system cable.
This booklet tells you how to set up your scanner, install the two software programs, and scan a picture. If you need detailed information after you begin scanning, you can consult the individual manuals for the ES-600C Scanner, Adobe Photoshop, and ScanTastic.
Setting Up the Scanner
1.
Take the scanner out of the box.
2.
Place the scanner on a flat, stable surface with its rear panel facing you.
3.
Locate the round screw knob in the middle of the rear panel under the word
CLAMP.
4.
Turn the screw counterclockwise and remove it.
5.
Push the screw into the storage hole on the right under the word
STOCK.
Just push it in; it does not screw in. This keeps
it handy in case you ever want to ship your scanner.
6.
Connect the power cable to the power inlet on the rear of the scanner and the other end into an appropriately grounded outlet as shown below.
If the scanner comes on when you plug it in, turn it off by pressing the
OPERATE
button.

Connecting the Scanner to Your Macintosh

You connect the scanner to your Macintosh with the SCSI cable included in the box. This cable has a 25-pin connector on one end and a 50-pin connector on the other.
1.
Plug the 25-pin connector into the SCSI port on the Mac. This port has a e icon above it.
Note:
If you are already using the SCSI port on your Macintosh another SCSI device, such as an external hard disk, you will need a SCSI cable with 50-pin connectors connect the scanner to your other SCSI device, following the instructions in Chapter 2
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Warning:
Be sure that your Macintosh, scanner, and any other SCSI devices are turned off before you unplug or plug in any cables.
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2.
Connect the 50-pin end of the cable to either the right or left SCSI connector of the scanner; then fasten the connector with the wire clamps on its side.
3.
Turn on the scanner, then the Macintosh. (Always turn the scanner on before you turn on the computer.)
lnstalling the Software
Now that you have connected the scanner and the Macintosh, you’re ready to install the software and start scanning. To install Adobe Photoshop and ScanTastic just follow the steps below.
Note:
You will need about 10MB
1.
Turn off any virus-protection software that you are using until you finish installing Photoshop and ScanTastic.
2.
Insert the Photoshop Installer Disk 1 in the Mac and double click the Adobe Photoshop’” Installer icon.
3.
When the installer screen appears, click
4
of
hard disk space to install the software.
OK
to continue.
4.
A dialog box appears. Click the
Install
button to install the entire program from the diskettes to your hard disk. Follow the instructions on the screen that tell you when to insert different diskettes.
5.
When a message appears telling you that the installation was successful, click
6.
Eject the installer diskette.
Quit
to exit the installer.
Note:
If you have SuperMatch,™ NEC® AccuColor,™ or another monitor calibration utility installed, skip to step 8.
7.
Open the Adobe Photoshop™ LE folder. Then drag the Gamma Control Device icon into your System folder. If you
see a message asking if you want to put “Gamma” in the
Control Panels folder, click
OK.
8. Restart your Macintosh.
9.
Open the Adobe Photoshop folder if it is not already open, and double click the Adobe Photoshop program icon.
10. Type your name in the box. If you wish, also type the name of your organization.
11. Type the serial number of the Photoshop program. You can find it on the Photoshop registration card and on the very first page of the
Adobe Photoshop User Guide & Tutorial.
12. Click OK.
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13. Choose the screen.
Quit
from the File menu in the upper left corner of
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This will close Photoshop so that you can install ScanTastic, which will enable you to scan from within Photoshop.
lnstalling ScanTastic
1.
Insert the ScanTastic diskette into your Macintosh.
2.
Double-click on the diskette icon.
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3.
Drag the ScanTastic™ps icon into the Plug-ins folder in the Photoshop folder.
4.
Eject the ScanTastic diskette.
5.
Turn off the Macintosh.
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Your First Scan

First, choose an image to scan. The best choice is a color photograph. Printed pictures, such as those in magazines, do not scan as well as photographs because of the dot patterns used in the printing process.
After you choose an image, follow these steps:
1.
Turn on your scanner.
2.
Turn on your Macintosh.
3.
Double click the Adobe Photoshop icon.
4.
Raise the document cover on the scanner and place the image face down on the glass surface.
5.
Carefully close the document cover so that you do not disturb the position of the photograph on the glass.
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6.
From the file menu in Photoshop choose ScanTastic from the Acquire pop-up menu under the File menu.
Edit Mode ImageFilter Select Window
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You see the following screen:
Output Device
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Width: 8.42” Brightness:
Width: 8.42” Height: 11.67” Space: 4.90 MBytes Units.
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Click the Preview button. A preview of your image appears on the screen. Use your
mouse to click and drag a rectangle to select the area you want to scan.
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Width: 6.06”
Height: 7.47”
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Width: 6.06”
Brightness.
Space: 2.26 MBytes
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To change your selected area, move the pointer to the edge of
the selection rectangle and click and drag the edge of the
rectangle to a new location. When you have defined the portion of the image on the screen
that you want to scan, click the Scan button. In a few moments the scanned image appears on your screen.
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You can save the image, change it, fix it up, or print it. You can put it in a report, a newsletter, a brochure, or a business presentation. In fact, the picture on the cover of this booklet was scanned with an Epson scanner. The possibilities are endless.
Now that you know the basics, you’re ready to begin your own scanning projects. If you need more information, see your scanner, Photoshop, and ScanTastic manuals.
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Tips for using ScanTastic

If your image is going to appear only on your screen and will not be printed, click manual in the ScanTastic screen and enter 72 in the resolution box, as shown below. This resolution gives you a high-quality screen image and a small file size. See your
ES-600C
resolution.
Scanner User’s Guide
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Click the hardware box to access other scanner features. See your ScanTastic manual for further information.
If you get a message that there is not enough memory to run ScanTastic, close the Photoshop program and then re-open it and scan your image.
If you want to shorten the time it takes to preview an image, press % and period (.) when you can see all of the area you want.
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