Epson PERFECTION 1250, PERFECTION 1650 Basic User Guide

EPSON Perfection® 1250/1650 Series

Scanner Basics

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Contents

Scanning from Start to Finish

Placing Your Document 1
Using the Scanner Buttons 2

Using EPSON Smart Panel 2
Scanning and Printing with Photo Print 4
Scanning to E-mail 5
Scanning a Photo to a File 7
Scanning to the EPSON PhotoCenter 11

Selecting TWAIN Settings 16

Recommended Settings 18

Scanning Transparencies 19

Using Film Holders 19

Scanning with the EPSON Perfection 1650 PHOTO

Scanning with the EPSON Perfection 1250 PHOTO

Scanning Reflective Documents or Photographs

Problem Solving

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Scanner Light

Problems and Solutions

Setup Problems 26
Scanner Problems 28
Software Problems 29
Image Problems 29

Where To Get Help

For More Information

EPSON Technical Support
Software Technical Support 34

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Requirements and Notices

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System Requirements

Windows

Macintosh

Important Safety Instructions

ENERGY STAR Compliance

FCC Compliance Statement

Declaration of Conformity

Warranty

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Scanning from Start to Finish

Your EPSON Perfection® scanner lets you turn pictures and documents into digital
files on your computer with the press of a button. You can use the buttons in
conjunction with the EPSON Smart Panel™ software or you can use EPSON Smart
Panel by itself. Instructions for using EPSON Smart Panel and each of the buttons are
included in this chapter.

If you’re experienced with scanning, you can use EPSON® TWAIN to scan with
applications like Adobe® Photoshop® Elements or any other TWAIN-compliant
program. See “Selecting TWAIN Settings” on page 16 for instructions.

Instructions for setting up your scanner can be found on the Start Here poster.

Placing Your Document

Place your document face down on the document table glass, as shown below.

Perfection 1250:

center document
under arrow

Perfection 1650:

align document in
upper right corner

The self-adjusting cover allows you to place thick documents on the
document table glass without removing it.

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Using the Scanner Buttons

}

The scanner’s

] Start, { Photo Print, | E-Mail, and

perform one-touch scanning with EPSON Smart Panel, as described below:

]

Start Press the ]Start button on the scanner to open EPSON Smart

Panel (default). For details, see the section below.

{

Photo Print Press the {Photo Print button to automatically scan and print a

photo. For details, see page 4.

|

E-Mail Press the |E-Mail button to scan your image and send it as an

e-mail attachment. For details, see page 5.

}

Scan to Web Press the }Scan to Web button to scan an image and upload it to

the EPSON photo-sharing site, PhotoCenter.
page 11.

Using EPSON Smart Panel

You can use EPSON Smart Panel with the scanner’s buttons, or you can use it by
itself. Follow these steps to use EPSON Smart Panel to scan your document or photo.

Scan to Web buttons let you

SM

For details, see

]

The

Start button is set to open the Smart Panel by default. However,
you can assign the
Panel applications. See the next page for instructions.

For Windows
In addition to the Smart Panel applications, you can assign other
applications that support “Scanner events” (for example, Microsoft
Imaging for Windows) to the
Reference Guide for instructions.

1. Place your photo(s) face down on the document table glass; then close the scanner
cover. (If you place multiple photos, make sure that their edges do not touch.)

2. Do one of the following to open EPSON Smart Panel:

Press the

■

Click the Smart Panel icon on the desktop.

■

On a Macintosh,® you can also open the Apple® menu and select

■

SMART PANEL

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] Start button on your scanner.

®

users:

.

]

Start button to automatically open any of the Smart

®

]

Start button. See your electronic

EPSON

EPSON Smart Panel opens:

If you want the ] Start
button to open a Smart
Panel application instead
of Smart Panel, select
the application here. The
] icon appears next to
the selected application.

3. Click the icon for your desired Smart Panel scanning application. The window for
that application appears and lets you adjust settings for your scan. Follow the
on-screen steps for each application.

For instructions on using each of the Smart Panel applications, see your electronic
EPSON Smart Panel User’s Guide as described on page 32.

If you select Copy or Photo Print, make sure your printer is turned on and
the correct paper type and size is loaded in your printer.

Using EPSON Smart Panel

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Scanning and Printing with Photo Print

The

{ Photo Print button allows you to scan and print your photographs in one easy

step.

Make sure your printer is turned on and the correct paper type and size is
loaded in your printer.

1. Make sure the paper you want to print on is loaded in your printer.

2. Place your photo face down on the document table; then close the scanner cover.

3. Press the

{ Photo Print button on the scanner’s control panel.

4. EPSON Smart Panel opens and confirms you have a printer installed on your
system. Then EPSON TWAIN automatically scans your image.

5. When the scan completes, the EPSON Photo Print screen appears and your
scanned image automatically prints.

If you want to verify or change the paper and print size settings, cancel the
scan; then select your paper and print size. Press the
on the scanner or the green
the new settings.

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{

Photo Print button

button on the screen to scan and print with

x

Scanning to E-mail

The | E-Mail button works with the Scan to E-mail application in Smart Panel to
automatically scan your document and attach it to an e-mail.

If you access Scan to E-mail from Smart Panel instead of using the
| E-Mail button, your steps are slightly different. See your electronic
Smart Panel manual for details.

Your e-mail program must be MAPI-compliant—for example Microsoft
Exchange or Outlook. See your e-mail documentation for details. AOL
not a MAPI-compliant e-mail program.

To send a photo using AOL, scan it and save it as a file as described on
page 7, then attach it to an e-mail and send it.

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Follow these steps to scan with the | E-Mail button and Smart Panel:

1. Make sure you are connected to the Internet.

2. Place your photo(s) face down on the document table glass; then close the scanner
cover.

If you place more than one photo on the document table, make sure that
their edges do not touch.

3. Press the | E-Mail button. EPSON Smart Panel opens, then EPSON TWAIN
automatically scans your image.

If you’d rather scan in Manual mode so you can adjust your scan settings, click

Cancel

. (See page 16 for instructions on selecting TWAIN settings.) After

adjusting your settings, close EPSON TWAIN and continue with step 4.

Scanning to E-mail

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4. When the scan completes, the Scan to E-mail dialog box opens. Select your e-mail
program and then click

Launch

. (You only need to select your e-mail program
the first time you use EPSON Smart Panel. For subsequent scans, it is
automatically selected.)

select your
e-mail program

click Launch

5. An e-mail dialog box opens with your photo(s) attached. Enter the recipient’s
e-mail address, type in a message, and then click

click Send to
deliver your e-mail

Send

.

recipient’s
e-mail address

attached photos

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Some e-mail programs, such as Outlook Express, do not immediately
send the e-mail, but instead place it in an “outbox.” To send the e-mail,
you must launch the e-mail program and then click Send/Recv. See your
e-mail program’s documentation for more information.

Send and
Receive

Outbox

Scanning a Photo to a File

You can scan a photo directly to a file. This is useful for:

creating files to attach to an e-mail

■

archiving your photos as digital files

■

distributing your photos to friends and family.

■

Follow these steps to scan a photo to a file:

1. Place your photo(s) face down on the document table glass; then close the cover.

If you place more than one photo on the document table, make sure that
their edges do not touch.

2. Do one of the following to open EPSON Smart Panel:

Double-click the EPSON Smart Panel icon on the desktop.

■

On a Macintosh, you can also open the Apple menu and select

■

SMART PANEL

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Scanning a Photo to a File

EPSON

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3. EPSON Smart Panel opens. Click

Scan to File

Scan to File

.

EPSON TWAIN automatically scans your image. If you’d rather scan in Manual
mode so you can adjust your scan settings, click

Cancel

. (See page 16 for
instructions on selecting TWAIN settings.) After adjusting your settings, close
EPSON TWAIN and continue with step 4.

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4. When the scan completes, the Scan to File dialog box opens. If you want to scan
more photos, place them on the document table glass, close the scanner cover, and
then click

if you don’t
want to save
a file, click
the checkbox
to deselect it

click File0001
to rename it

Scan More

You can see a larger version of an image by double-clicking it.

. When you’re finished scanning, click

Finish

.

click Scan More
if you have
more photos
to scan

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5. At the next dialog box, you may specify a file path and file format. When you’re
finished, click

The file path is the location where the file is saved. If you are not going to
use the default path (My Documents), be sure to use a path that is easy to
remember.

Bitmap is the default file format in Windows. JPEG is the default file
format on Macintosh. Bitmap files are high quality, but have a large file
size. To send a photo through the Web or by e-mail, try the JPEG file
format instead. JPEG format allows you to select different levels of image
quality (remember that higher quality results in a larger file size).

current folder for
saved photos

to save your files
in a different path,
click Browse, then
select the new path

select a file format

. The photo is saved in your selected folder.

Save

available only if
JPEG is selected

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Scanning to the EPSON PhotoCenter

With the
EPSON PhotoCenter at

} Scan to Web button, you can scan photos and upload them to the

http://photo.epson.com

. The EPSON PhotoCenter is a

free photo-sharing site that allows you to:

store, organize, and share your photos

■

print high-resolution photos straight from the Web

■

order prints and custom photo gifts.

■

If you are using AOL, first log on to AOL, then follow the steps below.

If you access Scan to Web from Smart Panel instead of using the
to Web button, your steps are slightly different. See your electronic Smart
Panel manual for details.

}

Scan

Follow these steps to scan photos to the EPSON PhotoCenter:

1. Make sure you are connected to the Internet.

2. Go to

http://photo.epson.com

and register your e-mail address and password.

3. Place your photo(s) face down on the document table glass; then close the cover.

If you place more than one photo on the document table, make sure that
their edges do not touch.

4. Press the

} Scan to Web button. EPSON Smart Panel opens, then EPSON

TWAIN automatically scans your image.

If you’d rather scan in Manual mode so you can adjust your scan settings, click

Cancel

. (See page 16 for instructions on selecting TWAIN settings.) After

adjusting your settings, close EPSON TWAIN and continue with step 5.

Scanning to the EPSON PhotoCenter

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