Epson Perfection 3200 Product Support Bulletin

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Date: April 2, 2007 Originator: VS PSB #: PSB.2007.04.001 Authorization: Reference: TI 06-0491 Rev.B Total Pages: 2 Product(s): Expression 10000XL/1640 XL/1680/1600/800/836 XL, Perfection

Subject: Scanning Application Force Quits on Mac OS 10.4

This bulletin was created to inform you of an error that may occur when opening a TWAINcompliant scanning application on a Macintosh computer running OS 10.4.

Description of Problem:

When launching a Twain-compliant scanning application after deleting your Epson Scan driver with an Epson Scan uninstaller not compatible with your scanner model, the application will force quit during start-up. For example, using a Perfection 4490 driver uninstaller to delete a Perfection 3490 driver will cause your scanning application to suddenly close during start-up. This issue affects the following TWAIN-compliant applications:

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3490/3590/4490/V700/V750/V100/V350/1240U/1250/1260/1640/1650/1660/ 1670/2400/2480/2580/3170/3200/4180/4870/4990/640U/1200U/610, GT2500/15000/30000 series scanners

EPSON Creativity Suite When pressing the Scan button, the Scan

Assistant force quits Copy Utility Force quits during start-up Photo Impression Force quits during start-up Photoshop Elements Force quits during start-up Photoshop Force quits during start-up Photoshop CS2 Force quits during start-up

This issue can also occur under the following conditions:

1) Dragging the Epson Scan folder (located in the Applications folder) to the Trash can

2) Upgrading your scanner and using the Epson Scan driver from the new scanner to delete the driver from the older scanner, and then installing the new driver

Operating Systems Effected:

Mac OS 10.4 to 10.4.9

Affected Epson Scan Driver Versions:

2.70A or later

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Correct Procedure for Deleting Epson Scan Driver:

! Use the driver specifically written for your scanner model to uninstall the Epson Scan

driver.

! If you have more than one Epson scanner model on your computer, use the driver

specifically written for each scanner to uninstall its respective device driver.

! If upgrading from a Power PC-based Epson Scan driver to a Universal Binary driver,

first delete the Power PC driver using only the Power PC driver for your scanner model. Then install the Universal Binary driver.

If the above procedure does not resolve the problem, then manually verify that the Epson Scan files and folders, listed below, have been deleted.

! EPSON Scan (in Applications Folder) ! EPSON*********.ds (****** = scanner model)---located in the Library / Image Capture /

TWAIN Data Sources folder

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EPSON

Date: 4/2/2004 Originator: TC PSB #: PSB.2004.04.002 Authorization: Reference: N/A Total Pages: 2 Product(s): Perfection 3200 Series Scanner Subject: LaserSoft Imaging™ SilverFast® Driver issues with Windows 2000 and XP

This bulletin was created to inform you of an issue that can occur under Windows 2000 and XP with the LaserSoft Imaging™ SilverFast® scanner driver bundled with the Perfection 3200 Series scanners. The issue occurs on both the SilverFast Ai 6 and SE 6 plug-in drivers.

Description of Issue:

When the SilverFast scanning application (SF App v1.1.2) is first launched you see the following screen. You must click on the Drop-Down button (see red box) in order to be able to choose a PlugIn folder.

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If you have installed Photoshop Elements 2.0 using the default location, the correct PlugIn folder that the SilverFast application should point to is: “C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 2\Plug-Ins\Import-Export”. If you do not use the default folder, then navigate to the folder you selected or created for Photoshop Elements 2 and choose the “Plug-Ins\Import-Export” folder. Once the correct PlugIn folder location is selected, the SilverFast Launcher window should display “SilverFast (Epson)” in the PlugIn window as shown in the example below.

Next, if you click on the “Import” button in Windows XP, you will see the following error message:

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in Windows 2000 the error message looks like this:

This occurs because the “Plugin.dll” file does not get copied to the Windows “System32” folder.

Solutions and Workaround:

There are 2 solutions to fix this error. Follow the steps below. #1) Manually copy the Photoshop Elements “Plugin.dll” file to the Windows “System32” folder.

1. If you have installed Photoshop Elements 2.0 in the default location, the Elements “Plugin.dll” file can be found in: “C:\Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 2.” Open “My Computer” and navigate to this folder. If you did not use the default folder, then navigate to the folder you selected or created for Photoshop Elements 2.

2. Copy the file and then navigate to your Windows “System32” folder. The Windows “System32” folder can be found in the Windows Operating System folder. Typically it will be “C:\Windows\System32” or “C:\WinNT\System32.” Then paste a copy of the Plugin.dll file into the “System32” folder. This will prevent the Plugin.dll error from occurring.

#2) The second way to resolve this error is to upgrade the version of SilverFast. Follow the download and installation steps outlined below.

Important:

to get the Download password sent to you. Uninstall the original version of Silverfast

You must have a valid email account and register with LaserSoft Imaging in order

prior

downloading and installing the upgraded version.

1. Open you browser and point to LaserSoft’s SilverFast Web site at: www.silverfast.com.

2. On the SilverFast web site navigate to the “Download >SilverFast Update” page.

3. Select “Version 6” then select “SilverFast Ai 6” for the Perfection 3200 PRO, or select “SilverFast SE 6” for the Perfection 3200 Photo.

4. Next, select the make and model “Epson, Perfection 3200 Photo” (

Note:

The “Photo”

model is the only model listed, even for SilverFast Ai 6 or the Perfection 3200 PRO).

5. Then select your language, Operating System and Installation Type (Photoshop Plug-In).

6. You will then be asked for your SilverFast serial number. This can be found on the sleeve of the SilverFast CD that came with your scanner. Select your download. When prompted for the username and password enter the information provided to you in the email from LaserSoft Imaging.

7. Download and install the updated version of SilverFast.

Note:

The bundled version of SilverFast Ai 6 or SE 6 is (6.0.1r31.) After the upgrade it should be

(6.2.0r7 or higher.)

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EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN

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This bulletin was created to inform you of issues that can occur when using Smart Panel 3.0xA and 3.10A on Mac OS 10.3 or later. Smart Panel 3.0xA (3.0A/3.00A/3.01A) is bundled with all scanner products listed above except the Stylus CX6400 and Stylus Photo RX500. These two products come with Smart Panel 3.10A.

Description of Issue:

Certain tools on the Smart Panel user interface may not work properly. When launching and/or scanning from certain applets (programs) in Smart Panel, the program may experience unexpected behavior and/or generate an error message and fail. In some cases the applet cannot launch. The following functions and applets are affected:

2/2/2004 PSB.2004.02.008 TE03-379 Rev. A Perfection 1670/2400/3170/3200 Series Scanners & Stylus CX3200/5200/5400/6400/Stylus Photo RX500 All-in-One Products Smart Panel Compatibility on Mac OS 10.3

• On the Smart Panel main user interface, the Target Applet (Scan button assignment) window (lower left) may not function or display.

• On the Smart Panel main user interface, the Active Device (model selection) window (lower right) may not function or display.

• On the Smart Panel main user interface, the Palette Interface selection tool (bottom center) may not function or display.

• Reprint Photos—Error during launch: Unexpected error 109

• Scan and Save—you are unable to select a file type in the File Format field in the

Save File Assistant window.

• Copy (Center) utility--Error during launch: This application has unexpectedly quit.

• Copy to Fax (available on All-in-One products)--Error during launch: This

application has unexpectedly quit.

• Edit Text—Epson Scan may hang when scanning from Full Auto Mode.

• View and Create (3.10A)—no known issues

• Scan to Application—Error during launch: Epson Scan cannot be started. Program

may also hang when trying to open a scanned image in the View Images Assistant window

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• Scan to Email-- Error during launch: Epson Scan cannot be started. Program may also hang when trying to open a scanned image in the View Images Assistant window

• Business Card (3.0xA)—Error when attempting to scan: The application has unexpectedly quit.

• Epson Photo Site--Error during launch: Epson Scan cannot be started. Program may also hang when trying to open a scanned image in the View Images Assistant window.

Resolution:

Epson has released patches that fix the issues listed above. The patch files are available for download from the Epson website.

Action: Go to www.epson.com. Click on Drivers and Downloads. Select your product model. On the Downloads page select the patch files. Follow the on-screen prompts to install the files. The names of the patch files are as follows:

Copy (Center) utility patch for Smart Panel 3.0xA and 3.10A: Download epson11002.sea.hqx

Business Card patch for Smart Panel 3.0xA: Download epson10974.sea.hqx

Smart Panel 3.0xA patch: Download epson10972.sea.hqx

Smart Panel 3.10A patch (for Stylus CX6400 and Photo RX500 only): Download epson10973.sea.hqx

Important Note: The patches have been tested to work on Mac OS 10.3 and 10.3.1. Mac OS

10.3.2 was released after these patches were posted so they only support OS 10.3 and 10.3.1. If you continue to have functionality issues after installing the patches, make sure you have installed the latest Epson Scan Twain drivers. Check the Epson website for the most current versions.

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EPSON PRODUCT SUPPORT BULLETIN

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This bulletin was created to inform you of an updated version of Epson Scan Twain Driver (v.1.25A) and Utility for the following Epson Scanner models: Perfection 1670/2400/3170/3200 series scanners.

Description of Change:

This driver corrects the following issues for all the models listed above:

Perfection 1670 Photo only: Corrects an issue where one or more custom settings did not return to the default after using the Reset buttons.

Perfection 3170 Photo only: Fixes cropping issues that may occur when using the Auto Marquee tool.

Supported OS

Windows98, Windows Me, Windows2000, Windows XP

Action

Download the updated Epson Scan driver as needed to correct any of the issues indicated above. Go to www.epson.com looking to update and click on Epson Scan version 1.25A (epson10966.exe).

02/2/2004 PSB.2004.02.007

TE03-391 Rev. A & TE03-446 Rev. A Perfection 1670/2400/3170/3200 Series Scanners Updated Epson Scan Driver Release (Ver. 1.25A) for Windows

• Fixes compatibility issues when scanning from a third party program written in Delphi.

• The latest versions of the following ICC profiles are included in this driver revision.

 EWAPPLE.ICM  EWCIE.ICM  EWPALSEC.ICM  EWSMPTE.ICM  EWSRGB.ICM

• Includes the latest DTR [Document Type Recognition] engine, v.3.66

• An error message is displayed when scanning from the Epson Scan stand-alone

utility and PhotoShop in Windows 2000 and XP.

• Fixes “black image” output issue when scanning in Full Auto Mode with “Newspaper” selected.

• Improves sharpness when applying the marquee tool to cut an image in two.

• Applies correct values to a scanned image when using the Gray Balance Intensity

tool in the Histogram Adjustment dialog.

• Allows Epson Scan to properly launch in Windows XP when this operating system is formatted in the NTFS file system.

and click on “Drivers and Downloads.” Select the model you are

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