Epson GT-30000 User Manual 2

Color Image Scanner

Setup Guide

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Where to Find Information

Setup Guide (this document)

Describes how to set up and use the scanner. Basic scanning operations are covered. It also explains how to install and configure the EPSON scanner software and the Automatic Document Feeder, and includes information on how to calibrate your system. The guide describes how to make basic software settings, use the Start Button function, and scan images in a networked environment.

Online Reference Guide

Provides basic information about scanning, detailed reference on settings and functions of EPSON TWAIN HS and other EPSON scanner utility software, troubleshooting tips, and customer support information. Explanations about EPSON TWAIN HS also apply to EPSON TWAIN HS Network. It also explains how to set up the scanner server PC. To access the Online Reference Guide, see “Getting Information from Online Reference Guide” on page 4-31 in this guide.

Information on EPSON TWAIN HS and EPSON TWAIN HS Network (online help)

Provides you with detailed information on EPSON TWAIN HS and EPSON TWAIN HS Network. To display the online help, click the Help button in the dialog box of EPSON TWAIN HS or EPSON TWAIN HS Network.

Information on ISIS driver

Refer to the respective documentation provided on the EPSON Scanner Software CD-ROM.

Color Image Scanner

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Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product.

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION and its affiliates shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

EPSON is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. IBM and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Apple, Macintosh, Mac, iMac, and Power Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States of America and other countries. Adobe and Acrobat Reader are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. ISIS is a registered trademark of Pixel Traslations, a Division of ActionPoint, Inc.

General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies.

Setup Guide

Safety Instructions

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

ENERGY STAR Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

For United Kingdom Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your Scanner

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

EPSON Scan Server and EPSON TWAIN HS Network . . .1-3

Unpacking the Scanner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Scanner Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Lights and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8

Chapter 2 Setting up the Scanner

Choosing a Place for the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Releasing the Transportation Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Installing the Automatic Document Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5

Plugging in the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-9

Initializing the Scanner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-10

Connecting the Scanner to Your PC using the SCSI

Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Understanding SCSI connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Setting the SCSI ID number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

Setting the terminator switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-14

Setting the select switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-15

Connecting the scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-16

Power-on sequence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17

Power-off sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19

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Chapter 3 Installing the Software

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

For Windows and SCSI users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

For Windows and IEEE 1394 users. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

For scanning over a network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

Installing EPSON TWAIN HS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

For Windows Millennium Edition users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

For Windows 2000 users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

For Windows 98 users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

For Windows 95 and NT 4.0 users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-16

Software for Scanning over a Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22

Installing EPSON Scan Server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22

Installing EPSON TWAIN HS Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31

Installing Another Application Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38

Calibrating Your Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-39

Selecting Scanners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41

For Windows 98, 2000, and Millennium Edition users . . . 3-42

For Windows 95 and NT 4.0 users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44

Chapter 4 Using Your Scanner

Scanning Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Loading documents into your Automatic Document

Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Placing a Document on the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

Starting EPSON TWAIN HS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

Scanning from the Automatic Document Feeder . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

Changing the Document Feed Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Fixing paper jams in the Automatic Document Feeder. . . 4-11

Document specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

Scanning an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

Saving the Scanned Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26

Network Scanning Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26

Starting EPSON Scan Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26

Starting EPSON TWAIN HS Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27

Network Scanning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28

Getting Information from Online Reference Guide . . . . . . . . . . .4-31

Opening the Online Reference Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32

Installing the Online Reference Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-32

Chapter 5 Using the Start Button

The Start Button Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Setting up the Start Button Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Assigning an application to the Start button . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Disabling the Start button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Scanning by Pressing the Start Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6

Chapter 6 Option

Using the IEEE 1394 Interface Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2

Installing the IEEE 1394 interface board to your

scanner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2

Understanding IEEE 1394 connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-4

Connecting to your PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5

Installing the scanner software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-6

Glossary

Index

Safety Instructions

Important Safety Instructions

Read all these instructions and save them for later reference. Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the scanner.

❏ Unplug the scanner before cleaning. Clean with a damp cloth

only. Do not spill liquid on the scanner.

❏ Do not place the scanner on an unstable surface, or near a

radiator or heat source.

❏ Use only the type of power source indicated on the scanner's

label.

❏ Connect all equipment to properly grounded wall outlets.

Avoid using outlets on the same circuit as photocopiers or air control systems that regularly switch on and off.

❏ Do not let the power cord become damaged or frayed.

❏ If you use an extension cord with the scanner, make sure the

total ampere rating of the devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord's ampere rating. Also, make sure the total ampere rating of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet's ampere rating.

❏ Except as specifically explained in this Setup Guide and the

Online Reference Guide, do not attempt to service the scanner

yourself.

Safety Instructions

❏ Unplug the scanner and refer servicing to qualified service

personnel under the following conditions:

❏ If the power cord or plug is damaged.

❏ If liquid has entered the scanner.

❏ If the scanner has been dropped or the case damaged.

❏ If the scanner does not operate normally or exhibits a

distinct change in performance. (Do not adjust controls that are not covered by the operating instructions.)

❏ If you plan to use the scanner in Germany, observe the

following:

To provide adequate short-circuit protection and overcurrent protection for this scanner, the building installation must be protected by a 10 or 16 amp circuit breaker.

Note for German-speaking users:

Bei Anschluss des Scanner an die Stromversorgung muss sichergestellt werden, dass die Gebäudeinstallation mit einer 10 Aoder 16 A-Sicherung abgesichert ist.

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

Warnings

must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

Cautions

must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Notes contain important information and useful tips on the operation of your scanner.

Safety Instructions

ENERGY STAR Compliance

As an ENERGY STAR Partner, EPSON has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency.

The International ENERGY STAR Office Equipment Program is a voluntary partnership

with the computer and office equipment industry to promote the introduction of energy-efficient personal computers, monitors, printers, fax machines, copiers, and scanners, in an effort to reduce air pollution caused by power generation.

For United Kingdom Users

Safety information

Warning:

This appliance must be earthed. Refer to the rating plate for voltage and check that the appliance voltage corresponds to the supply voltage.

Important:

The wires in the mains lead fitted to this appliance are colored in accordance with the following code:

Green and yellow — Earth Blue — Neutral Brown — Live

Safety Instructions

As the colors of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the colored markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows:

The green and yellow wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or with the earth symbol (

The blue wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug marked with the letter N.

The brown wire must be connected to the terminal in the plug marked with the letter L.

If damage occurs to the plug, replace the cord set or consult a qualified electrician.

Replace fuses only with a fuse of the correct size and rating.

Safety Instructions

Chapter 1

Getting to Know Your Scanner

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

EPSON Scan Server and EPSON TWAIN HS Network . . .1-3

Unpacking the Scanner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Scanner Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Lights and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7

Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-8

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Features

The EPSON GT-30000 scanner offers the following features:

❏ Maximum optical resolution of 600 dots per inch (dpi) for

main scanning, and 1200 dpi for sub scanning

❏ A3/US B (Ledger) size scanning area

❏ Start Button control for shortcut local and networked

scanning operation

In a stand-alone configuration of Windows Millennium Edition, 98, and 2000, pressing the scanner can automatically start a scanning sequence by invoking EPSON TWAIN HS, scanning documents, launching a graphical application and importing scanned images to the application.

a Start button on the

In a networked configuration, pressing the the scanner starts the same operation as clicking the Scan button in the EPSON TWAIN HS Network dialog box.

❏ Full color or grayscale scanning (36-bit input, 24-bit output)

❏ EPSON TWAIN HS lets you take full advantage of your

scanner's advanced features.

❏ EPSON TWAIN HS Network and EPSON Scan Server

software work together to directly control all of the features of your scanner in a networked environment.

❏ Unsharp Mask option of EPSON TWAIN HS and EPSON

TWAIN HS Network automatically sharpens images to provide crisp detail.

❏ The De-screening option of EPSON TWAIN HS and EPSON

TWAIN HS Network automatically removes unwanted moiré patterns from scanned images for higher quality output.

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a Start button on

❏ The Automatic Document Feeder (B81321✽) is available for

continuous sheet scanning. Pages loaded in the Automatic Document Feeder are fed from the top and ejected face down.

❏ The optional IEEE 1394 Interface Board (B80834✽) enables

you to vastly enhance your scanner’s connectivity.

❏ The optional EPSON Network Image Express (B80836✽)

enables a scanner to become shareable on a network without the need to have it connected to a scanner server PC.

EPSON Scan Server and EPSON TWAIN HS Network

EPSON Scan Server and EPSON TWAIN HS Network software work together to directly control all of the features of your EPSON scanner in a networked environment. Through the use of these software packages, you can share one or more scanners among the users in a network and allow scanned images to be imported into any TWAIN-compliant application.

EPSON Scan Server software is installed on a PC which is connected to an EPSON scanner (hereafter, the PC is called the scanner server PC), and makes the EPSON scanner shareable in the network. The scanner can be accessed from all client PCs which have EPSON TWAIN HS Network software installed.

EPSON TWAIN HS Network software controls the functions of your scanner just like EPSON TWAIN HS software and can be used in a networked environment. On the other hand, EPSON TWAIN HS software is designed to be used only in a stand-alone configuration in which only one PC is connected to an EPSON scanner.

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The illustration below shows a sample network configuration in which networked scanning is available. One of the clients can be connected to the scanner server PC and import a scanned image from the scanner. After disconnecting, another client can access the scanner server PC.

Document to be scanned

Scanner

Scanner Server PC EPSON Scan Server

Network

Scanned Image

EPSON TWAIN HS Network

Client PCClient PC

If there are multiple EPSON scanners and scanner server PCs in the network, you can select which scanner to be used in the EPSON TWAIN HS Network setup dialog box on the client PC. To share an EPSON scanner by clients in the network, only one EPSON scanner can be connected to one scanner server PC.

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Unpacking the Scanner

When you unpack your scanner, make sure the following parts are included and not damaged. If you find any missing or damaged items, contact your EPSON dealer immediately. (Your scanner also comes shipped with CD-ROMs (and/or floppy disks) which contain the driver software to run your scanner, along with other items necessary to use the scanner.)

scanner

Automatic Document Feeder

installation screws (2)

Depending on the country of purchase, the power cord may come attached to the scanner. The shape of the AC plug also varies, so make sure the plug included is the correct shape for the electrical outlet in your country.

If your computer is already equipped with SCSI board, you can use it for allowing the computer to communicate with the scanner. Otherwise, install the SCSI board. For setup of the SCSI board, refer to the manual which comes with it.

knob (2)

power cord

screwdriver

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Scanner Parts

OPERATE button

Automatic Document Feeder

document table

ERROR light

Start button

SCSI interface 50-pin connector

SCSI terminator switch

SCSI interface 68-pin connector

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READY light

option interface connector

SCSI select switch

option interface slot

AC socket

SCSI ID rotary switch

Lights and Buttons

The scanner has two indicator lights and two buttons.

Lights

Light Color Indicator

READY

ERROR

Green

Red

Status

Flashing

On This indicator also lights when

Flashing

Meaning

Scanner is ready to scan.

Error. See your Online Reference Guide.

Scanning operation is in progress.

Scanner is being initialized.

Error. See your Online Reference Guide.

an error occurs. See your Online Reference Guide.

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Buttons

Button Function

OPERATE

Start

Turns the scanner on and off.

The hardware switch to execute scanning and transfer scanned images to an assigned application in a stand-alone configuration of Windows Millennium Edition, 98, and 2000. To use this feature, see Chapter 5, “Using the Start Button,” for more details.

In a networked environment it works in the same way as the Scan button in EPSON TWAIN HS Network.

Options

The following options expand the capability of your scanner. For detailed information on their use, see Chapter 6 in this guide or the documentation which comes with the option.

IEEE 1394 Interface Board (B80834✽)

Allows you to connect your computer or scanner to other devices which support the IEEE 1394 standard.

EPSON Network Image Express (B80836✽✽✽✽)

Enables an EPSON scanner supporting EPSON TWAIN HS Network to become shareable on a network without the need for a scanner server PC, which allows you to use various scanning methods in a networked environment with less power and space.

Note:

The asterisk is a substitute for the last digit of the product number, which varies by country.

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Chapter 2

Setting up the Scanner