User manual EPSON PERFECTION 610

[. . . ] Color Image Scanner User's Guide 4010809 S01-00 Where to Find Information This User's Guide This guide leads you through the scanner setup, tells you how to use the scanner, and how to make basic scans. It also leads you through the EPSON scanner software installation, tells you how to use the Start Button function, and how to make basic software settings. Finally, it offers troubleshooting tips, customer support information and calibrating information. Information on EPSON Scanner Software for Windows Online help provides you with detailed information on EPSON TWAIN. Access online help from the EPSON Scanner folder, or click the Help button in the EPSON TWAIN dialog box. Information on PageManager and other Software See the PageManager for EPSON, and other software documentation. ® Color Image Scanner All rights reserved. [. . . ] Click Save. Scanning by Pressing the Start Button You can open EPSON TWAIN, start scanning, and have the scanned image sent to a certain application, simply by pressing the ] Start button on your scanner. To use this feature, you need to install PageManager for EPSON, or other Start button compatible software. The following occurs: Windows 98 detects when the ] Start button is pressed and sends information to the Start button compatible application, such as PageManager for EPSON. Macintosh use EPSON Scanner Monitor, which performs the same function. The Start button compatible application will automatically open EPSON TWAIN, scan the image and process it in the way the application is designed. Note: You need to setup the Start button compatible software before using this feature. The scanned image will be handled by the software to its maximum capability. For example, using PageManager for EPSON, you can send the scanned image to a printer to print, or convert your scanned OCR image to text format and paste it in a wordprocessing application-- all by simply pressing the ] Start button. 4 Using Your Scanner 4-19 4-20 Using Your Scanner Chapter 5 Using the Start Button The Start Button Feature. 5-10 5 Using the Start Button 5-1 The Start Button Feature The Start Button feature allows you to scan and send data to a target application with a single push of your scanner's ] Start button. The following sections will help you set up your PageManager for EPSON, and EPSON Scanner Monitor software for Macintosh or Windows 98 system, so you can begin to use the Start Button feature. Note for Windows 98 users: The Start Button feature is supported by Windows 98 and EPSON Scanner Monitor software will not be installed onto Windows 98. See page 5-10 for details on setting up the Start Button feature for Windows 98. PageManager for EPSON PageManager allows you to scan and send data directly to an assigned application with a single push of your scanner's ] Start button. You can also scan to any target application by simply clicking on the application icon in PageManager's Scan Buttons bar. This section will help you set up PageManager so you can begin to scan using the ] Start button. For more detailed information on PageManager settings, see your PageManager documentation. Note: For information on PageManager installation, see Chapter 3. Target applications in the Scan Buttons bar When PageManager is started, the Scan Buttons bar will appear on your screen. The icons in this bar represent target applications or peripheral devices that can be accessed by your scanner. This means that you can scan and send data directly to these applications or devices by clicking on their icons. 5-2 Using the Start Button PageManager for EPSON also allows you to assign any one of the applications or devices on the Scan Buttons bar to the ] Start button. This means that an image can be scanned and sent straight to your selected application with one simple push of the ] Start button. Start button icon Note: The application button showing the Start button icon represents the application that is assigned to the Start button. 5 Assigning an application to the Start button To assign an application on the Scan Buttons bar to the ] Start button, follow the steps below. Select Scan Buttons Setting from the File menu. Using the Start Button 5-3 2. Click the Start Button Settings tab in the Scan Buttons Setting dialog box. The icons in Select target application correspond to the icons in the Scan Buttons bar and represent the possible target devices and applications. 3. [. . . ] Additive primary colors (red, green, and blue) are used by the scanner, and the subtractive primary colors (cyan, magenta, and yellow) plus black are used for printing press separation. default A set of values used when no other selections have been made. These are sometimes called factory defaults if the original values have not been changed since the scanner has left the factory. dithering A process in which software or an output device simulates continuous tones with groups of dots. Glossary 1 document The item, such as a sheet of paper or a book, that is placed on the document table for the scanner to read. dpi Short for dots per inch. The higher the value, the higher the resolution. dropout color A color the scanner does not recognize and ignores. You can select and deselect dropout colors in the scanner software. ESC/I Abbreviation for EPSON Standard Code for Image scanners. [. . . ]