Epson PERFECTION 600 User Guide

EPSON Perfection™ 600

Driver

User’s Guide

For Microsoft® Windows® 95, Windows NT,

and Apple

®

Macintosh

®

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Table of Contents

Introduction

About TWAIN Drivers and Your EPSON Scanner 1
How To Use This Guide 3

Using the Online Cross-references 4
Cautions, Notes, and Tips 5
Where To Get Help 6

The EPSON Perfection 600 Main Window

Accessing the EPSON Perfection 600 Main Window 10

Windows 95 or NT 10
Macintosh 11

About the EPSON Perfection 600 Main Window 13

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Table of Contents

Basic Scanning

Overview 15
Basic Steps to Scanning 16
Changing the Default Settings 18
Zooming 21

Advanced Scanning

Working with Originals 23

Changing Image Orientation 23
Batch Scanning–Working with Multiple Originals 24
Scanning Negatives 27

Sizing the Scanned Image 28

Factors that Affect Image Storage Requirements 28
Changing the Size of the Scanned Image 30

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Table of Contents

Adjusting Image Quality 35

Using AutoExposure 36
Using the Densitometer Monitor 38
Manually Adjusting Image Contrast 40
Adjusting Image Appearance Using Tone Curves 41
Adjusting Color Balance 48
Applying Scanning Filters 50
Changing Image Resolution 52

Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows 95 and Windows NT 56
Macintosh OS 58

Glossary
Index

60

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Introduction

Congratulations on the purchase of your new EPSON
Perfection
use the EPSON Perfection scanner driver software
with your scanner.

About TWAIN Drivers and Your EPSON Scanner

When working with graphics, a software interface is
needed to transfer images from a device, such as a
scanner, into a format that a graphics software

™

600 scanner. This guide explains how to

application can use. This interface is called a
Your EPSON Perfection 600 software follows an

image transfer standard known as TWAIN. This
software lets you use your EPSON scanner with any

driver

.

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host application that also supports the TWAIN
standard, such as Visioneer PaperPort LE
Adobe

®

PhotoDeluxe™.

®

and

Note:
The scanne r driver
operates as a plu

®

Apple
Power Macintosh
computers.

Macintosh® or

™

-in for

However, EPSON Perfection 600 does more than
simply transfer images from the scanner—it also lets
you:

◗ Preview the image before saving it
◗ Adjust the orientation of the image (such as flip it

horizontally or vertically or rotate it)

◗ Make corrections to the image (such as adjust

brightness, contrast, tone quality)

◗ Crop a limited area for scanning
◗ Scan multiple frames at one time
◗ Scan different types of originals ( color, grayscale, or

black and white) at the same time

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How To Use This Guide

The information you need to use your EPSON
Perfection 600 driver can be found in the following
sections of this guide:

The EPSON Perfection 600 Main Window

This section gives you an overview of the EPSON
Perfection 600 main window and instruct ions on how to
access it.

Basic Scanning

This section provides information about the basic steps
needed to scan an image.

Advanced Scanning

This section presents more advanced scanning
techniques, such as how to adjust an image’s color or
contrast.

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Keyboard Shortcuts

This section lists keyboard shortcuts you can use with
your EPSON Perfection 600 software.

Glossary

Terms you may not be familiar with are defined in the
glossary.

Using the Online Cross-references

Blue text that is also underlined indicates that the text
is a cross-reference to other parts of this guide. Click
on the text with the mouse pointer to view the
referenced information. For example, click here
the introduction to your EPSON Perfection 600
software.

to view

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Cautions, Notes, and Tips

You’ll find this information throughout your guide:

Cautions must be observed to avoid loss of data or
damage to your equipment.

Notes contain important information about your
scanner software.

Tips contain additional hints for improved scanning.

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Where To Get Help

EPSON provides customer support through the
following services:

Electronic Support Services

Service Access

World Wide Web From the Internet, you can reach EPSON’s

http://www.epson.com

Home Pa

e at

.

EPSON Internet FTP
Site

EPSON Download
Service

EPSON Forum on
CompuServe

®

If you have Internet FTP capability, use your
web browser (or other software for FTP
downloadin
the user name
address as the password.

You can call the EPSON Download Service at

[phone]

software to 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity.
Modem speed can be up to 28.8 Kbps.

Members of CompuServe can type

GO EPSON

Epson America Forum. For a free introductory
CompuServe membership, call [phone]
and ask for representative #529.

) to log onto

anonymous

. Set your communications

at the menu prompt to reach the

ftp.epson.com

and your e-mail

with

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Automated Telephone Services

Service Access

EPSON SoundAdvice

EPSON FaxAdvice

EPSON Referral Service For the location of your nearest Authorized

™

For pre-recorded answers to commonly asked
questions about EPSON products 24 hours a
day, seven days a week, call

™

Access EPSON’s technical information library
by calling
return fax number to use this service.

EPSON Reseller or Customer Care Center, call

[phone]

[phone]

.

[phone]

. You must provide a

.

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Telephone Support

EPSON also provides technical support and
information on the installation, configuration, and

Note:
If you need help usin
third-party software that
came with an EPSON
product, see the
documentation for that
pro

ram for technical

support information.

operation of EPSON products. Dial [phone],
[phone] (U.S.), or [phone] (Canada),

A.M

6

. to 6 P.M., Pacific Time, Monday through Friday.

Before you call, please have the following information
ready:

◗ Product name
◗ Product serial number
◗ Computer configuration
◗ Description of the problem

You can purchase manuals, accessories, and parts for
your scanner, and ink cartridges and paper for other
EPSON products from EPSON Accessories. In the
U.S., please call [phone].

In Canada, please call [phone] for dealer
referral.

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The EPSON

Perfection 600

Main Window

You can perform all scanning activities from within the
EPSON Perfection 600 main window.

The following topics are presented in this section:

◗ Accessing the EPSON Perfection 600 Main Window
◗ About the EPSON Perfection 600 Main Window

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Accessing the EPSON Perfection 600 Main Window

The EPSON Perfection 600 software is compatible
with any TWAIN-compliant program, such as Vi sioneer

Note:
The scanne r driver
operates as a plu
for Apple Macintosh
or Power Macintosh
computers.

-in

PaperPort or Adobe PhotoDeluxe.
To access the scanner software, first open the host

application into which you plan to import the scanned
image or document. Then select EPSON Perfection
600 as your TWAIN source.

Windows 95 or NT

To access the main EPSON scanner software window
using Windows 95 or Windows NT, follow these basic
steps:

1. Start the application into which your scan ned image
will be imported.

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2. Choose your EPSON scanner as the image source.
For example, in PaperPort choose Select Source

Note:
You usually need to
select the scanner only
once, the first time you
use the scanner with
your software. The
procedures may vary
dependin
application; see your
application user’s
for details.

on your host

uide

from the File menu. Highlight Perfection 600
(32 Bit) from the Select Source list, then click
Select.

3. Open the scanner software.
For example, from PaperPort choose Acquire from

the File menu or click the scanner icon on the tool
bar. The EPSON Perfection 600 main window
appears.

You’re now ready to scan.

Macintosh

To access the main EPSON scanner software window,
first copy the Perfection 600 plug-in module from the
EPSON Perfection 600 folder on yo ur hard drive t o the
plug-ins folder for your application.

Once that is done, follow these basic steps:

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1. Start the application into which your scan ned image
will be imported.

Note:
You usually need to
select the scanner only
once, the first time you
use the scanner with
your software. The
procedures may vary
dependin
application; see your
application user’s
for details.

on your host

uide

2. Choose your EPSON scanner as the image source.
For example, from PaperPort choose Select Source

from the File menu. Highlight Perfection 600 from
the Select Source list and click Select.

3. Open the scanner software.
For example, from PaperPort choose Acquire from

the File menu or click the scanner icon on the tool
bar. The main window appears.

You’re now ready to scan.

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The EPSON Perfection 600 Main Window

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About the EPSON Perfection 600 Main Window

When you access the EPSON Perfection 600
software, the main window appears:

Rotation Tools

Basic Scannin

Options

Image Scale,

Size, and

Dimensions

Scan Resolution

Slider

Prescan Button

Scan Button

Cancel Button

Reset to Default

Settin

s Button

Advanced
Features

Scan Negative
Button

Pixel Zoom and

e

Ima
Orientation
Display

Scan Preview
Area

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The EPSON Perfection 600 Main Window

The features in the EPSON Perfection 600 main
window are basically the same for both the Mac and
PC platforms. Any differences in the two platforms are
identified in this guide, where appropriate.

Keystroke commands for each platform are listed in

Keyboard Shortcuts

.

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Basic Scanning

Overview

The EPSON Perfection 600 scanner software must be
accessed from the host application into which you plan
to import the scanned image.

Once you have accessed the EPSON Perfection 600
software, you can preview and manipulate images
prior to scanning them into your application.

The following topics are presented in this section:

◗ Basic Steps to Scanning
◗ Changing the Default Settings
◗ Zooming

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Basic Steps to Scanning

Perform the following steps to scan an image from
your EPSON scanner into a host application.

Note:
When you access the
main window, the last
frame scanned displays.
Click the Prescan button
to clear the old ima
preview a new one.

Cropping an image
makes the ima
less stora
your hard drive.

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e and

e take up

1. Access the EPSON Perfection 600 main window.

2. Place the original to be scanned on the scanner
document table.

3. Select the appropriate Scan Type

and Scanning

Filters for the original you are scanning.

4. Preview the image by clicking the Prescan button.
The prescan function displays the image as it will be

scanned. The remainder of this guide covers how to
make adjustments to an image before scanning, but
for now, continue to the next step.

5. Select the portion of the image to be scanned.
If you are going to scan only a part of the original,

use the frame to crop (define) the part of the image

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to be scanned. The scanner driver scans only the
area within the frame.

To scan the entire original (up to 8.5 x 14 inches),
click and drag the frame border to each ed ge of the
previewed image.

To automatically adjust the overall brightn ess and
contrast of the selected image, click the Auto

Exposure button .

Note for Macintosh
Users:
The EPSON Perfection
600 main window
closes automatically
after the ima
been scanned.

e has

6. Click the Scan button to scan and import the image
to your host application.

7. After the image has been scanned, click Cancel to
close the EPSON Perfection 600 main window.

The following is an example of a framed image:

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Changing the Default Settings

The prescan feature lets you p review the image to se e

Note:
You can restore the
default scan settin
clickin

the Reset button.

s by

how it will look when scanned. If any adjustments are
needed, change one or more of the following settings
to obtain better results.

Scan Mode

The scan mode indicates how an image should be
scanned. Select one of the following:

Normal Sends a single scanned image to the

host application. This is the default
mode.

Batch Mode Scans several individual images at

the same time and send s the m all to
the host application.

Batch Mode Tiff Is similar to Batch Mode, except that

scanned images are saved directly to
a TIFF file instead of imported into
your host application.

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Note for Macintosh
Users:
The Batch Mode option
may appear active, even
if the host application
doesn’t support batch
scannin

.

The Batch Mode option is available only if your host
application can open more than one image at a time.
For example, Batch Mode is “grayed out” (not
available) when scanning from Adobe PhotoDeluxe,
since it cannot open multiple images at one time.

The Batch Mode TIFF option, on the other hand, works
with any compatible host application because the
scanned images are saved as TIFF files on your hard
drive.

Original Document Type

To get the best results from your EPSON Perfection
600 scanner software, the type of media you are
scanning must be identified. Choose one of the
following:

Reflective A reflective original (the default

option), means that the image is
captured when light reflects off the
original back into the scanner. Most
originals require reflective scanning.

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Note:
The Transparency option is
only available if the optional
EPSON Transparency Unit
(Perfection 600 TPU) is
attached to your scanner.
This option sc ans an i ma
up to 8.5 x 11 inches.

Transparency When you’re scanning transparent

originals, such as film negatives, the
light must shine through the original
instead of reflecting off it.

If your original is a negative, see

Scanning Negatives

for more

information.

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Scan Type

If you are scanning a black and white or grayscale
image, you get improved performance by selecting t he
corresponding original type.

Specify your type of original before scanning:
30 bit Color 30 bit Color (the default option) saves

the scanned object as a color image.

10 bit Grayscale 10 bit Grayscale saves the scanned

object as a black and white image
with shades of gray.

1 bit Line Art 1 bit Line Art (OCR) saves the
(OCR) scanned object as a black and white

line art image, with no gray tones.

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Note:
Not all features are
available for all scan types.
For example, filter options
(see Applyin
Filters) are only active when
you scan color or
when you scan line art, this
feature is turned off.

Scanning

rayscale;

Saving a scanned image as a color image requires
24 times as many bits (individual cells of computer
memory or disk storage) as saving an imag e as a black
and white line art image. For best results, match your
selection of scan type with the type of original.

For information on how to scan different types of
originals simultaneously, see Batch

Scanning–Working with Multiple Originals.

Zooming

The EPSON Perfection 600 driver lets you enlarge or
reduce an image in the preview area for easier

Note:
Zoomin
way the ima
the preview area of the
EPSON Perfection 600
main window—it does not
chan
scanned ima

only changes the

e appears in

e the size of the

e.

viewing. This is called

zooming.

You can zoom in
(make the image larger) or zoom out (make the image
smaller).

To zoom in on a portion of the image, click the Zoom
button . The selected area expands to fill the
preview area. To zoom out, click the zoom button a
second time.

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Advanced Scanning

The EPSON Perfection 600 scanner software provides
advanced tools that let you modify an image’s contrast,
brightness, color, and tone before scanning.

This following topics are described in this section:

◗ Working with Originals
◗ Sizing the Scanned Image
◗ Adjusting Image Quality

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Working with Originals

Changing Image Orientation

If you placed an image on the scanner document t abl e
incorrectly, you can rotate the image in the EPSON
Perfection 600 software rather t han moving the original
on the scanner.

You can also flip an image to be scanned, either
horizontally or vertically.

Flip Ima
Flip Image Vertically
Rotate Ima

To

When Pixel Zoom is selected, this area displays a

nified view of the previewed image wherever

ma
the mouse pointer is positioned. The ma
is four times that of the previewed ima

When Orientation View is selected, it shows the
orientation of the active frame.

e Horizontally

e Clockwise 90°

le between Pixel Zoom/Orientation View

nification

e.

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