Epson ES-300C Product Guide

ES-300C SCANNER

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The ES-300C is a low-cost, hrgh-rasolution color image scanner for usa with A4 letter-size

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Subscanning

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Photoelectric Device

Manuscript

Maximum Effective

Pkture

sheets

The

ES3OOC

offers the following features:

Uses a basic resolution of

Produces

Scans up to 256

Read8 A4 and

Offers high quality at a low price Functions

Reduces and

Performs line-saquence (one-time) color reading

Offers tone correction levels and other

Employs color correction tables for various printer types

Functions with a high-speed interface

Uaas

Comes equipped with two standard

05era

full-color scanning by means of an E-bit A/D

monechrome

lettersiz sheets

with a variety of

enlargea imagea born

the

ESC&B3 eoftware

Bidirectional parallel interface

RS232c serial

an optional SCSI interface for use with an Apple Macintosh

300 dota

levels

printera

mmand level

interface

per inch

through

50% to 200% of original

proceasing

inwfacee:

Scanner Specifications

Flat

bad color image

Method

Size A4 sue: 8.5 inches (216 mm) x 11.7 inches

Elements

Movement of the reading head

CCD (charge

semor

mm)

2552 x 3508

loo40

coupled device) line

pixels at 300

Image sue)

Basic Resolution

Command

Resolutions (dots per inch)

Reading Sequence

Scanning Speeds

Color Separation

z4mnlIng

Halltoning

Brightness

Image Data

DigItal

Tone Correction

Color Correction

Direct Printing

Interfaces

Light Source

Safety Regulations

Electrical Specifications

Resistance Electricity

Selectable 600.480.400.360.320.300.

Halftoning

Supply Voltage

Frequency

Power Consumption

Insulation Resistance

Radiation Noise

Static Electricity

Horuontal scan: 300 dpi

Vertxal

scan:

300 dpr

240.200; 180; 150,14i, 120,

100, 90, 80, 75, 72. 50 You can select a resolution through a software

command. There are two

sequence and

mode, the image is scanned three trmes for green, then for red, and line sequence mode, the Image is scanned once.

A monochrome scan 1s a one-time scan. You have the optron of selecrmg a dropout color (red. green or blue,.

In monochrome mode, the typical scannmg speed IS 6.5 mllhseconds per line.

In color (page sequence, mode, the scanning speed 1s 10 mtihseconds per ime.

In color (line sequence, mode, the

xannmg

By light source (three

You can reduce and enlarge an image from

KO%toZ0C%oftheoriginalsizeinl%

increments. Thin function is

software

zooming are independent.

bita

Seven levels

softwarecommand

l- to 8-bita

software

Bilevel (mode A, B, C. or none)

Quadlevel (mode A or none)

CRTl,

Impact-dot, thermal, ink-jet printer. color CRT

display ESC/T%-83C

Standard interfaces: RS232C serial,

bidirectional parallel Optional

Noble gas fluorescent lamps

UL/CSA,

120 VAC +/- 10%

49.5 to 60.5

hIAX

20 M ohms at 500 VDC between AC

power line and chaws

FTZ

10 KV (panel); 7KV. 150

modes of color

lure

sequence. In

speed is 35 milliseconds per hne.

mmand. Horizontal and vartical

per pixel for each color

&actable

per pixel,

CRT2;

printer A,

M-dot with color); HP Paint-Jet

interface: SCSI

TUV

40 W

FCC Class B

scannmg:

thud

for blue,. In

coiors:

green, red,

salected

by panel switch or

s&&able

(nonswitchable)

through

B, C

pF.

150 ohms (metal)

page

page sequence

(fist

typxal

typrcal

blue)

by a

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ES-300C SCANNER

Environmental Conditions

Temperature

Humidity

Dust

Illumination

Reliability

Main Unit

Manuscripts

Use

refractwe

photographs).

Printable Area

type documents

Operating: 5 to 35 degrees C

Storage: -25 to 60 degrees C Operating: 10% to

Storage:

10%

Ordinary office or home conditions; extreme dust should be avoided.

Do not operate under direct sunlight or near strong light source. Reliability under such

cvcumstances cannot be guaranteed.

100,000 cycles MCBF

wth

smooth surfaces (such as

Mam scan length

80%;

to 85%; no condensation

no condensation

prmtmg

and

You can use any type of paper that is acceptable for your printer, including single sheets or continuous paper. Always make sure, however, that the paper you use is large enough to accommodate the printable size.

You can adjust the printed size of the image with the zoom function of the scanner. Details on the relation between zoom and printable size are explained later in this appendix.

CAUTION: Never use paper smaller than the printable size

you choose. Printing beyond the paper can damage your printer.

The Control Panel

POWER light

READY

light

Display f%)

Et?l&T

ZOOM light

light

ZOO/WBRIGHT

@ (humast?) button

@ u3?cmse)

button

Mam Scan

Offset length

Sub scan length

Reading length

Sub Scan

The maximum printable sizes available with the direct print

function are as shown below.

Epson

Cl36

Epson

(80 columns

and HP

Paintjet

1416

dots

(7.1

inch6 or

200

mm)

tdaximum printable size Printat

at 180

dpi)

2136

dots

(11.9 inchrs

or 301 mnJ

1744dob

(9.7 inch6 or 246 mm)

Marimwnpn’ntnble*

(Printd at

mlumn)

180 dpi)

Indicator lighia

POWER

(PInIl)

when the POWER switch is on and power is supplied.

READY

(green) On when the scanner is ready to receive commands from the computer software. Flkkers

ZOOM

(onllge)

On when the display is in zoom mode. Use the@

0 CDecrm)

buttons to

during

scanning.

chnge

the zoom value shown on the

CWrease)

and

display when you are using the direst print function.

On when the display is in brightness mode. Use the @

and @ Oecrease) buttons to change the

brightnm

(Increase)

value shown on

the display when you are using the direct print function.

The display

Dlsolq

(gmrn, thmr-dlglt segment LED)

The

LED

display indicates the zoom value when the control panel is in zoom mode and indicates the brightness value when the control panel is in brightness mode. It also indicates when an error occurs in

the scanner. The scanner is in the zoom mode when you first tum on the power.

Buttons 200M/BR1GtrT

Pressing this button selects either zoom mode or brightness mode.

ZOOhdlBRlGHT

scanner is in the ready state). The

works only when the READY light is on (when the

scanner is in zoom mode when

you first turn on the power. Use this button to select zoom or brightness only when you are using the direct print function.

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(Incmta)

Pressing this button increases the zoom value

(in

increments of

1%)

between 50% and 200% and increases the brightness value in increments of 1 between seven values, from -3 (lightest) to 3 (darkest). Use this button to adjust zoom and brightness only when you are using the direct print function.

Pressing this button decreases the zoom value (in increments of 1%)

from 50% to 200% and decreases the brightness value in

inuements

of 1 between seven values, from -3 (lightest) to 3 (darkest). Use this button to adjust zoom and brightness only when you are using the direct print function.

Pressing ZOOM/BRIGHT and 0 simultaneously enables the direct

print function.

Self test function By holding down

start the

scamefs

@or @while

you turn on the scanner, you

self test function. See Chapter 1 for more

information. Direct print function

The direct print function transfers a color image directly from your scanner to your printer. To use the direct print function you must

have a special parallel interface cable. Consult your dealer to obtain the proper cable. press down both the ZOOM/BRIGHT

and@

buttons 1

to start the direct print function. See Appendix D for more

information.

Setting the DIP Switches

Table

Baud rate

Table 3. Printer type for

D,P sw

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EscaP24 (1.3s camwl)

direct

2.7 24

ON ON

ON OFFOFFOFFON

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DIP awitcb 1 settings

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direct print function.

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DIP switch 2 settings DIP switch 2 determines the scanner operation normally required

for the direct print function. For normal

xanning

operations, your

scanner software sets these scanner functions and overrides the current

DIP

switch settings. Therefore, except for the direct print function, you are unlikely to change these switches from the factory settings.

Table 4. DIP switch 2

2-l 2-2

2-3

2.4 26

2-s

2.7

settings

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