Epson ActionScanning System User Setup Information
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1. You connec the scanner to your Macintosh with the SCSI cable included in the box This cable has a 25 pin connector on one end and a 50 pin connector on the other 1 Plug the 25 pin connector into the SCSI port on the Mac This port has a icon above it Note If you are already using the SCSI port on your M acintosh f or another SCSI device such as an external hard disk you will need a SCSI cable with 50 pin connectors on both ends You can then connect the scanner to your other SCSI device following the instructions in Chapter 2 of your ES 600C User s Guide 2 Connect the 50 pin end of the cable to ether the right or left SCSI connector of the scanner then fasten the connector with the wire clamps on its side 3 Turn on the scanner then the Macintosh Always turn the scanner on before you turn on the computer Installing the Software Now that you have connected the scanner and the Macintosh you re ready to install the software and start scanning To install Adobe Photoshop and ScanTastic just follow the steps below Note You will need about 10M B of hard disk space to install the software 1 Turn off any virus protection software that you are using until you finish installing Photoshop and ScanTastic 2 Insert the Photoshop Installer Disk 1 in the Mac and double click the Adobe Photoshop Installer icon 3 When the installer screen appears click OK to continue 4 A dialog box appears Cl2. Introduction This package contains all you need for professional quality color scanning 1 An Epson ES 600C color scanner 4 Adobe Photoshop 2 5 LE a powerful image editing program 4 ScanTastic a plug in that enables you to scan images into Photoshop 3 a SCSI system cable This booklet tells you how to set up your scanner install the two software programs and scan a picture If you need detailed information after you begin scanning you can consult the individual manuals for the ES 600C Scanner Adobe Photoshop and ScanTastic Setting Up the Scanner 1 Take the scanner out of the box 2 Place the scanner on a flat stable surface with its rear panel facing you 3 Locate the round screw knob in the middle of the rear pane under the word CLAMP 4 Turn the screw counterclockwise and remove it 5 Push the screw into the storage hole on the right under the word STOCK Just push it in it does not screw in This keeps it handy in case you ever want to ship your scanner 6 Connect the power cable to the power inlet on the rear of the scanner and the other end into an appropriately grounded outlet as shown below If the scanner comes on when you plug it in turn it off by pressing the OPERATE button Connecting the Scanner to Your Macintosh W Warning Be sure that your M acintosh scanner and any other SCSI devices are turned off before you unplug or plug in any cables
3. noug RE an even 7 ee pic u is asean een ae wow eae pps the xi eee or eo oo ae sims ale cj wie BO Now that you know the basics you re ready to begin your own scanning projects If you need more information see your scanner Photoshop and ScanTastic manuals 10 Tips for using ScanTastic If your image is going to appear only on your screen and will not be printed click manual in the ScanTastic screen and enter 72 in the resolution box as shown below This resolution gives you a high quality screen image and a small file size See your ES 600C Scanner U se s Guide for more information on resolution m T a SS ICp Resolution E Manual C Hardware Image Type Scale 100 34 1666 f Width 8 44 Hight 11 69 Brightness 0 Space 1 46 M Bytes Units Width 8 44 Height 11 69 Click the hardware box to access other scanner features See your ScanTastic manual for further information If you get a message that there is not enough memory to run ScanTastic close the Photoshop program and then re open it and scan your image If you want to shorten the time it takes to preview an image press d6 and period when you can see all of the area you want 11 ES 600C is a trademark of Epson America Inc Epson is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation General notice Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and
4. ick the Install button to install the entire program from the diskettes to your hard disk Follow the instructions on the screen that tell you when to insert different diskettes 5 When a message appears telling you that the installation was successful click Quit to exit the installer 6 Eject the installer diskette Note If you have SuperM atch NEC AccuColor or another monitor calibration utility installed skip to step 8 7 Open the Adobe Photoshop LE folder Then drag the Gamma Control Device icon into your System folder If you see a message asking if you want to put Gamma in the Control Panels folder click OK 8 Restart your Macintosh 9 Open the Adobe Photoshop folder if it is not already open and double click the Adobe Photoshop program icon 10 Type your name in the box If you wish also type the name of your organization 11 Type the serial number of the Photoshop program You can find it on the Photoshop registration card and on the very first page of the A dobe Photoshop User Guide amp Tutorial 12 Click OK 13 Choose Quit from the File menu in the upper left corner of the screen AU Edit Mode Image Filter Select Window Untitled 1 RGB 1 1 Open Open fs Place Close Save Save As Acquire Export e e e a ee ee e EEE Page Setup Print XP Preferences gt This will close Photoshop so that you can install ScanTastic which will enable yo
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6. n 18 909 Width 8 42 Height 11 67 Manual Brightness n Contrast Space 4 90 MBytes Units Click the Preview button A preview of your image appears on the screen Use your mouse to click and drag a rectangle to select the area you want to scan laa ex TE scan Cancel Output Device Res Pr Te Ties O Manual O Hardware Image Type Scale fioo Jz 18 309 Width 6 06 Height 7 47 mals let Width 6 06 Height 7 47 Space 2 26 MBytes Units _ Inches To change your selected area move the pointer to the edge of the selection rectangle and click and drag the edge of the rectangle to a new location When you have defined the portion of the image on the screen that you want to scan click the Scan button In a few moments the scanned image appears on your screen You can save the image change it fix it up or print it You can put it in a report a newsletter a brochure or a business presentation In fact the picture on the cover of this booklet was scanned with an Epson scanner The possibilities are endless r k j atwo mee ais Fo a wide va P A ee apua oeann y ing progr T ze e fles Se nee ap yall wn N m py om USE m ia phe raph gies color and white only ge yjystration an ye art gry gol phack an ray ieS Me segories ine ngs n vp nO EEN ppstrations wmo ar ncludes al drawing of the io pines hal
7. u to scan from within Photoshop Installing ScanTastic 1 Insert the ScanTastic diskette into your Macintosh 2 Doubleclick on the diskette icon 3 Drag the ScanTastic ps icon into the Plug ins folder in the Photoshop folder 4 Eject the ScanTastic diskette 5 Turn off the Macintosh Your First Scan First choose an image to scan The best choice is a color photograph Printed pictures such as those in magazines do not scan as well as photographs because of the dot patterns used in the printing process After you choose an image follow these steps 1 2 3 Turn on your scanner Turn on your Macintosh Double click the Adobe Photoshop icon Raise the document cover on the scanner and place the image face down on the glass surface Carefully close the document cover so that you do not disturb the position of the photograph on the glass 6 From the file menu in Photoshop choose ScanTastic from the Acquire pop up menu under the File menu dia Edit Mode New Open Open As Place Close Save Save fils Acquire Export gt Page Setup Print 8P SESNZSS Eh Preferences P N ImageFilter Select Window Untitied 1 RGB 1 1 E Anti aliased PICT Decompress EPS JPEG PICT Resource You see the following screen Height 11 67 Output Device Res HT PhoteGrade feon 106 26 T8 bi i U L Hardware Image Type Seale lio
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