Epson Action Scanner II Getting Started Guide
EPSON
ACTIONSCANNER™II
Getting Started
for Macintosh
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Contents
Introduction
System and Memory Requirements
Setting Up the Scanner
Connecting the Scanner to Your Macintosh
Installing the EPSON Scanning Utilities
Installing Adobe PhotoDeluxe
Installing Maxsoft-Ocron Wordlinx
Scanning Images
Putting It Together
Calibrating Your System
Selecting the Correct Resolution
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Introduction
This package contains everything you need for professional
quality color scanning:
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EPSON® ActionScanner™ II color scanner, which scans in
full color (24 bit) or grayscale monochrome (8 bit) at
300 dpi (dots per inch)
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SCSI system cable
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EPSON Scanning Utilities for Macintosh® (EPSON Scan! II
and EPSON TWAIN), which let you capture scanned
images, export the images in a variety of formats, calibrate
your scanner, and use the scanner’s advanced features with
software programs that support the industry standard
TWAIN interface
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Adobe® PhotoDeluxe,® a powerful, imageediting program
(supplied on a CD) that lets you edit color digital images
captured with your scanner or a digital camera, or copied
to a PhotoCD.
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Maxsoft-Ocron™ Wordlinx,™ an optical character
recognition (OCR) program that lets you scan printed text
and convert it into a text file you can edit and format.
This booklet tells you how to set up your scanner, install the
software, and scan an image. If you need more detailed
information after you begin scanning, consult the manuals and
online documentation for the ActionScanner II, EPSON
Scanning Utilities for Macintosh, PhotoDeluxe, and Wordlinx.
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System and Memory Requirements
For the scanner and your software to work properly, your
system must include the following minimum configuration:
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Apple® Macintosh or Power Macintosh™ computer with a
68030 or 68040 processor
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Apple system software 7.0 or higher
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8MB of system RAM; 4MB of application RAM
Note:
8MB is the minimum amount of RAM; graphics applications run
faster and more efficiently with at least 12MB of RAM.
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At least 100MB of free hard disk space for scanner
applications and images, depending on the size of the
images
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A color monitor (one with a 24-bit video card is
recommended)
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For PhotoDeluxe, a double-speed or faster CD-ROM drive.
Setting Up the Scanner
Follow these steps to set up the scanner:
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Take the scanner out of its box and place it on a flat, stable
surface with the rear panel facing you.
2.
Remove the tape securing the scanner cover and pull out
the paper underneath the cover.
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Locate the round screw in the middle of the rear panel and
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turn it counterclockwise. If necessary, use a coin to loosen it.
Remove the screw and push it into the storage hole marked
4.
STOCK;
do not screw it in.
Connect one end of the power cable to the power inlet on
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the rear of the scanner and plug 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
Warning:
Whenever you
OPERATE
turn
off the scanner, wait at least 10 seconds
button.
before turning it back on. Rapidly turning it on and off can
damage the scanner.
Connecting the Scanner to Your
Macintosh
Follow the steps below to connect
SCSI port on your Macintosh using
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.
If you are already using the SCSI port on your computer for
another SCSI device, such as an external hard disk, you need a
SCSI cable with a 50-pin connector
connect the scanner to your other SCSI device and set the SCSI
ID and terminator as necessary; follow the instructions in
Chapter 1 of your scanner User’s Guide.
the
scanner directly to the
the
SCSI cable included
on
both ends. You can then
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