Epson ES-1200C Pro PC Extended User Guide

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ES-1200C Pro

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Introduction

This package contains all the hardware and software you need for professional quality color scanning.

Here are the contents of your scanner package, described in the order you’ll need to install each item:

SCSI interface card that provides a SCSI interface for your computer

EPSON®ES-1200C™ color scanner that scans in full color (24 bit) or grayscale monochrome (8 bit)

SCSI interface cable

Adaptec® EZ-SCSI version 3.0 software, which enables your computer to use the SCSI interface card

EPSON Scanning Utilities (EPSON Scan! II and EPSON TWAIN). This software exports images in a variety of file formats, calibrates your scanner, and allows you to use software programs that support the industry standard TWAIN interface.

Adobe® Photoshop,® version 2.5.1, which allows you to merge and edit color images, retouch photographs, or create new artwork

Kai’s Power Tools™ for Windows,™ plug-in software that provides additional filters to Adobe Photoshop.

This booklet tells you all you need to set up your scanner,

install the software, and scan a photograph. It is intended to help you get set up in the common computer environments. If you need more detailed information after you begin scanning,

consult the individual manuals for the ES-1200C scanner,

Photoshop, Kai’s Power Tools, and the EPSON Scanning

Utilities.

System and Memory Requirements

For the scanner hardware and software to work properly, your system must have at least the following configuration:

A 386-based or higher PC or an IBM® PS/2® machine

MS-DOS® 5.0 or higher Microsoft® Windows 3.1 or higher, or Windows NT

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High-density,

Hard disk drive with at least 25MB available for the scanner applications and 35Mb available for scanned images

4MB RAM and 8MB to 16MB of permanent virtual memory. (Permanent virtual memory is a swap file of contiguous space on your hard disk drive which Windows can use as if it were RAM. See your Microsoft Windows manual.)

Note: 4MB is the minimum amount will run better and

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RAM. Graphics applications

with more RAM.

A mouse or other compatible pointing device

A Video Graphics Array (VGA) or other Windowscompatible graphics card. (The card must support at least

16 colors for simple color scanning.) To adequately view an average-complexity color scan, the card must support 256 colors. High-quality, realistic color scans require a card that supports 16 million colors.

A color VGA monitor compatible with the graphics card you are using.

Installing the Interface Card

Use this procedure to install a SCSI interface card. For more detailed installation instructions, see the manual that came with your card.

Turn off the computer and any peripheral devices.

Disconnect the computer’s power cable from the electrical outlet and from the back panel. Also, disconnect any cables that are connected to the computer, including the keyboard cable.

Remove the cover from your computer. If you need detailed instructions, see your computer manual.

Before you touch any of the computer’s internal

components, touch an unpainted metal surface inside the computer’s case to discharge any built-up static electricity.

Choose an option slot for the interface card. You can install

the card in any available slot.

Remove any retaining screws from the option slot cover and remove the slot cover. Keep the screw or screws to secure the option card to the computer. Store the slot cover in a safe place in case you later remove the interface card.

Unpack the interface card. When handling the card, be

careful not to touch any of the components on the circuit board or the gold-edged connector.

Insert the card into the slot, guiding it straight down. Push

the card down firmly (but carefully) to insert it fully. You

should feel the card fit into place.

Secure the end of the card to the back of the computer with

the retaining screw or screws.

10. Replace the cover and reconnect any cables you disconnected. Plug the power cord into an electrical outlet.

Setting Up the Scanner

Follow these steps to set up the scanner:

Take the scanner out of the box and place it on a flat, stable

surface with its rear panel facing you.

Locate the round screw knob in the middle of the rear panel.

Turn the screw counterclockwise as shown by the arrow. If

necessary, turn the screw with a coin. The screw has a

built-in spring, so it pops out a little when it is released.

You cannot remove the screw.

Firmly connect the power cable to the power inlet on the rear

4. of the scanner and the other end into an appropriately grounded outlet as shown below.

If the scanner comes on pressing the

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Warning:

Whenever you turn off the scanner, wait at least 10 seconds and off can damage

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turning it back on. Rapidly turning it on

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you plug it in, turn it off by

Connecting the Scanner to the Computer

Use this procedure to connect the scanner directly to the SCSI port on your computer using the cable included in the scanner package.

If you are already using the SCSI port on your computer for another SCSI device, such as an external hard drive, see Chapter 1 of the including the scanner in a daisy-chain arrangement.

Caution:

Be sure that your

devices are turned off before you plug in the cables.

Connect the 50-pin end of the cable to either the top or bottom SCSI connector of the scanner; then fasten the connector with the clamps on the sides of the connector, as shown.

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Plug the other end of the interface cable into the connector of the SCSI interface card you installed in the computer. Fasten the connector with the wire clamps.

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