Mac OS 9 Scanning Instructions for Epson Expression
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1. Epson Expression 1600 Scanner Setup Quick Ceph Systems Unlocking Scanner and Transparency Adapter Qvr sure your scanner and transparency adapter are unlocked They should only be locked for storage or transport Unpack the scanner and attach the transparency adapter Plug in the scanner and attach the cable from the scanner to the appropriate port FireWire USB or SCSI on the computer or USB hub If you purchased your computer through Quick Ceph Systems the scanner software will be installed and ready to use Skip the software installation section and go to Setting Up The Scanner Interface Installing Scanner Software Now that you have connected the The folder shown to the O SS T EPSON SS pE scanner to the computer it is time right will open Double to install the scanner software click on the icon labeled me Insert the Scanning Tools CD EPSON TWAIN Pro Apratiat Reader EPSON TWAIN Pro EPSON THAIN Pro Network AE E ROM found on Click on the appropriate the back of the language and then click D 5 Engin HE E Expression man on the installer icon to of ual An icon will install the TWAIN soft E appear on your ware Click on Restart y 2 desktop Double when prompted EPSON TWAIN Pro Installer S click on this icon eee When the computer boots up again place the PhotoShop LE CD ROM into the computer to install the software Locate the Adobe Photoshop 5 02. The Resolution and marquee set Recommended Settings for Recommended Settings for tings should be changed accord Quick Ceph Image Pro Quick Ceph 2000 ing to the Quick Ceph program Resolution 72 Resolution 144 you are using Source W 520 H 520 pixels WF Source W 1200 H 1200 pixels WF NOTE Values for Target and Target a H 396 1 KE Target w 1200 4 1200 1 37 ME Source should be identical for a 1 1 scaling When settings are ss ee 7 correct click on icon to Lock BM K Sa e oe If the image needs adjustment gt Tone Correction you can use both the Image eee Controls or the Tone Correction Oi E Tone Curve Name Lighter x features EE Gamma ee Output Channels Highlight For Dark X rays m en a Image Controls Window 306 GA Midtone Increase Exposure slightly 2 HB__M__ E E 34 tone Increase Gamma E Shadow Reduce Shadow slightly Shadow E Tone Correction Window Cail Leja Click on the Tone Curve Name Tone can also be manually adjusted by dragging on and select Lighten the tone boxes http Awww quickceph com docs 1030Expression_Setup pdf Page 3 Doc ID 1030Expression_Setup Revision 12 1 00 Epson Expression 1600 Scanner Setup Quick Ceph Systems Scanning with the Epson Expression After the settings are correct you should create a custom setting for Quick Ceph Click on the Settings sora es button circled below
3. The window Quick Ceph Image Pre Settings en AER User defined settings Type in the name you would like to call this setting then click on Save as shown below The dimensions shown to the right will open 35mm Slide Samir Filmstrip Midiun Format 4x5 resolution and image changes will Image Type be saved in this setting Destination Resolution Unsharp Mask Quick Ceph Image Pro Settings Quick Ceph 2000 Settings Saturation Source Target Scale k Cancel Exposure Gamma Highlight Once the settings have been selected you can click on the Scan button to begin scan ning The scanner will place the scanned image on the Click on the File menu and select Save As A save dialog box will open You should save all scanned files to the Scanned Images folder on the desktop screen lt gt McHardDrive If the image is satisfactory proceed to step 4 ESE Otherwise close the window and make further adjust ments to the image before scanning again New Cj Save this document as Cancel i Patient Name l After the images have been saved you can drag and Save drop them onto Quick Ceph You should create a Format Eee Quick Ceph alias icon on your desktop for easier access We recommend naming the files with the name of the patient followed by the type of x ray This allows for easier identification Quick Scanning Tutorial Once you have save
4. Expression 1600 Scanner Setup Quick Ceph Systems Scanning Panoramic X rays with the Epson Expression Place the panoramic x ray lengthwise on the scan ner bed with the image face down as shown on page 2 You should leave a border on both sides Click on the Preview button shown below An image will appear in the preview window Pya a Prey jew Click on the lower left Marquee button to create a marquee around the image Use the Image Control and Tone Corrections features if the image needs adjustment Click on the Scan button to begin scanning the image into the program Titties Layer Select Filter View Wir Duplicate Apply Image Calculations Image Size Canvas Siz Crop 180 90 CW 90 COW Arbitrary Flip Horizontal Flip Vertical Entering the Panoramic X Ray into QCIPro and QC2000 To enter the panoramic x ray hold down the option key on the keyboard and drag the image onto the QCIPro or QC2000 icon The window with the cropping tools will appear as before but the x ray image will be centered between two horizontal white borders one above and one below Crop the image using the cropping square for the larger image as shown Once the image is cropped click outside the cropping window to capture Click on the Extra 1 x ray image in the Input Dialog Box to store the image Lateral Frontal Front Subm Dental Extra 1 Extra 2 date stamp three x ray
5. LE folder Double click on this folder and locate the Install Photoshop LE icon Double click to install Follow the installa tion directions and restart when prompted After the initial installation the Epson Screen Calibration applica tion will automatically open Use the arrows to adjust the image until the two gray colors match each other Epson recommends a setting of 1 8 Be ee 18 all Open the Adobe Photoshop 5 0 LE Create a new folder on Install Photoshop LE folder when the computer has the desktop by clicking on rebooted Click once on the appli the File menu an select cation icon to select it Go to the ing New Folder File menu and select Make Alias Rename the Untitled g The computer will make an alias Folder to Scanned ETEN R T erste or Shortcut of the Photoshop Images This folder will program Place this alias on the be used to contain your La Re desktop scanned X rays TEE Ara giga You should also create and place an alias of the Quick Ceph program on the desktop Your desktop should resemble the one shown above when the software installation has concluded http Awww quickceph com docs 1030Expression_Setup pdf Page 1 Doc ID 1030Expression_Setup Revision 12 1 00 Epson Expression 1600 Scanner Setup Quick Ceph Systems Once the software for the Epson Expression 1600 has been installed you can begin scanning x rays The following sect
6. LIGHT LAYER Exposure ps Click on the circled arrow or drag the i slider on the Gamma setting to the E er KG right to lighten the image You Highlight pn should make sure the image displays d a the soft tissue adequately r ait _ amp Click the Scan button and save the image Make sure the file name is pest unique i e Jane Doe Light DARK LAYER Exposure aE ea e4 AOU u Click on the circled arrow or drag the slider on the Gamma setting to the left to darken the image You should Highligh ar notice a considerable increase in the d ir clarity of the teeth Al intl Bi Click the Scan button and save the image Make sure the file name is unique i e Jane Doe Dark Threshold ole al After scanning select all three images from the Scanned Images folder and drag them onto the QCIPro or QC2000 icon One of the three images will appear Frame the image but do not resize the window as this will distort the calibration of the x ray Click outside the image window after you finish framing The Input Dialog Box will appear Lateral Frontal Front Subm Dental Extra 1 Extra 2 Make sure the three x ray layers option is checked then click on the lateral x ray The three images will be entered into the program Click on the Enhancement tool to combine all 3 layers of the x ray for an enhanced and easy to trace image http Awww quickcep
7. age has been previewed you will be able Bee to change the Source and Target settings http Awww quickceph com docs 1030Expression_Setup pdf Page 2 Doc ID 1030Expression_Setup Revision 12 1 00 Epson Expression 1600 Scanner Setup Quick Ceph Systems Setting up the Scanner Interface cont After the Preview button has been SS Preview clicked the scanner will launch the Preview Window This win dow allows you to adjust the image to gain the most clarity Marquee Button Click here first to create a marquee Image Controls Button Allows you to modify the exposure gamma highlight shadow and threshold settings for the image Tone Correction Button Allows you to manually adjust the tone settings on image resizing the Marquee ria Horizontal Adjustment 4 Move mouse to a vertical line until cursor displays horizontal arrows Click mouse and drag to desired marquee size Marquee window The image inside the Vertical Adjustment dashed lines will be captured Move mouse to a horizontal line until cursor displays verti wae cal arrows Click mouse and Cursor turns into a hand when placed inside marquee drag to desired marquee size window This allows you to move the marquee window Make sure all soft tissue and landmarks are visible within the marquee Simultaneous Adjustment To move both click and drag the cursor at the vertice Click and drag to move the marquee
8. d the scanner settings scanning will become much faster You will not have to reinput the settings Follow the instructions below for quick scanning instructions Open the Photoshop application Go to the File menu and select Import then Twain Acquire Click on the Preview button on the window that appears Click on the Settings icon and select the name of the saved settings User defined settings neiGReaRY Saree Quick Ceph Image Pro Settings BED ap LE ace d The scanner will bring up a pre aths case we wili mm de b viewed image on the screen ooa Quick T ee n O re NE The resolution Source and PTN Midium Format P Target settings will be reset to ee sts i Unsharp Mask E Settings Once Quick Ceph Image Pro Settings re F the default settings Saec dick en Quick Ceph 2000 Settings PES OK l h Seale The settings should change to the correct values for Exposure Ei Settings JE Gamma Highlight Quick Ceph You can then adjust the image using either the Image Controls or the Tone Correction fea tures When the image is satisfactory click on the Scan button After the image is scanned you can drag and drop it For more information about dragging and dropping x rays onto Quick Ceph onto Quick Ceph please consult the User Manual http Awww quickceph com docs 1030Expression_Setup pdf Page 4 Doc ID 1030Expression_Setup Revision 12 1 00 Epson
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10. ion covers the recommended settings for Quick Ceph Image Pro and Quick Ceph 2000 Setting up the Scanner Interface Lateral X ray Orientation Panoramic X ray Orientation NOTE For correct orientation patient identification on the x rays should face the scanner bed Place the x ray on the scanner bed as shown The scanner soft P Edit Image Layer Select Filter Vie above Close the lid and double click on the ware will launch ee Photoshop alias as shown below Click on the File menu and scroll down to Import g Save a Th lect Twai Save As 25 Acad Abola amp 7 gaa em SGCC ANAN Save a Copy S365 Acquire The scanner settings i a Change settings to match those with the arrows W APRES PICT Resource At this point both the Source and Target set a x tings are inaccessible EPSON TWAIN Pro EPSON TWAIN Pro SO EPSON Selct this setting to activate the Document Source TPU tor Pos Film T Transparency Adapter S bit Gray Std Change to 8 bit Gray _EPSON Stylus Printer Photo w Select or type in the resolution required for your specific Resolution T2 program Quick Ceph Image Pro 72 dpi Quick Ceph 2000 144 dpi Source W 520 H 520 pixels OF Change to pixels Target W 520 H 520 764 1 KB tua Scale lt i 100 x Make sure this value is always 100 m Beie A Rii ea SERRE Click on the Preview button when the changes have been made Once the im
11. layers http www quickceph com docs 1030Expression_Setup pdf o Preview Li Preview A a eao L D n SR Pied 1108 99 64V Benn ema IA JOHN HOUeRETODS O Page 5 Rotating the Panoramic X Ray To rotate the image after it is scanned click on the Image Menu and select the Rotate Canvas option The program allows you to rotate the image depending on the original ori entation The example shown above would be rotated 90 cw Save the scanned image as described on page 4 Use this square to resize the cropping window for panoramic x rays Doc ID 1030Expression_Setup Revision 12 1 00 Epson Expression 1600 Scanner Setup Quick Ceph Systems Scanning 3 layers with the Epson Expression At times you may require more clarity in your x rays This page explains how to capture 3 different layers of the x ray necessary for the 3 x ray layer enhancement capability of QCIPro and QC2000 Please note that x rays vary in density so the settings we pro vide are to be used only as guidelines TIP Scan the Medium Layer first Then make corrections for light dark layers This layer should be scanned first aE 3 The Gamma setting should be left at el 172 the default setting The medium set Highton p ting emphasizes the cranial bone 9 a structure Shadow 5 i Click the Scan button and save the image Make sure the file name is Rent unique i e Jane Doe Medium
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