Epson Perfection 636U Manual de usuario

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any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior

written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. The information contained herein is designed only for

use with this EPSON scanner. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other

scanners.

Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third

parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse,

or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the

U.S.) failure to strictly comply with SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION’s operating and maintenance instructions.

SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION shall not be liable for any damages or problems arising from the use of any

options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original EPSON Products or EPSON

Approved Products by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

A Note Concerning Responsible Use of Copyrighted Materials

Digital cameras and scanners, like photocopiers and conventional scanners, can be misused by improper copying of

copyrighted material. While some countries’ laws permit limited copying of copyrighted material in certain

circumstances, those circumstances may not be as broad as some people assume. EPSON encourages each user to

be responsible and respectful of the copyright laws when using digital cameras and scanners.

Trademarks

EPSON and EPSON Stylus are registered trademarks of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. EPSON

SoundAdvice is a service mark, ColorTrue is a registered trademark, and Perfection, Micro Step Drive, and

EPSON FaxAdvice are trademarks of Epson America, Inc.

General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of

their respective owners. EPSON disclaims any and all rights in those marks.

Printed on recycled paper with at least 10% post-consumer content.

FCC Compliance Statement

For United States Users

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to

Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference

in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio or television

reception. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this

equipment does cause interference to radio and television reception, which can be determined by turning the

equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following

measures.

■Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

■Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

■Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

■Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Warning

The connection of a non-shielded equipment interface cable to this equipment will invalidate the FCC

Certification of this device and may cause interference levels which exceed the limits established by the FCC for

this equipment. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain and use a shielded equipment interface cable with this

device. If this equipment has more than one interface connector, do not leave cables connected to unused

interfaces. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s authority to

operate the equipment.

For Canadian Users

This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment

Regulations.

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le materiel brouilleur du

Canada.

Contents

A COMPLETE SCANNING SOLUTION 1

About Your Scanner 1

About Your Software 2

About Your Documentation 3

Cautions, Notes, and Tips 3

System Requirements 4

Windows 98 4

iMac 5

Year 2000 Ready 5

Important Safety Instructions 6

SETTING UP YOUR SCANNER 7

Unpack Your Scanner 7

Choose a Good Place for Your Scanner 8

Unlock the Scanner 9

Connect the Scanner to Your Computer 10

Installing the Optional Equipment 11

Transparency Unit 11

Auto Document Feeder 12

Power On Your System 14

Install the Scanner Software 14

If You’re Running Windows 98 . . . 14

If You’re Using an iMac . . . 17

Install the Creative Software and Electronic Manuals 20

HOW TO SCAN 22

Preparing to Scan 22

Selecting Settings 24

Tips for Getting the Best Scan 26

Selecting Resolution 26

Scaling (Resizing) Images 27

One-Touch Scanning 27

Batch Scanning 27

Step-by-Step Scanning Instructions 28

Placing Your Original Document 28

Scanning Photographs with Adobe PhotoDeluxe and EPSON TWAIN 29

VIEWING YOUR ELECTRONIC MANUALS 31

Copying a Manual to Your Hard Drive 31

Navigating a Manual 32

SCANNER MAINTENANCE 33

Scanning Something That Doesn’t Fit Under the Document Cover 33

Transporting the Scanner 34

Cleaning the Scanner 35

PROBLEMS? NEED HELP? 36

Identifying Scanner Parts 36

Light and Buttons 37

Problems and Solutions 38

Setup Problems 38

Scanner Problems 38

Software Problems 39

Scanning Problems 40

Where To Get Help 43

EPSON Technical Support 43

Software Technical Support 44

INDEX 45

A Complete Scanning

Solution

Your EPSON®Perfection™636U scanner is a professional-quality 36-bit scanner

packed with easy-to-use features for practically any type of scanning—for business,

home, or school. The “plug & play” USB connection is fast and easy with no extra

hardware to install. Using EPSON’s ColorTrue®Imaging System, the scanner

captures your images with amazing detail and accurate colors. Your scanner can

achieve up to 600 ×2400 dpi hardware resolution with EPSON’s proprietary Micro

Step Drive™technology, delivering the kind of crisp, precise images you’d normally

expect from a professional graphics scanner, and faster than any other scanner in its

class.

About Your Scanner

Your EPSON Perfection 636U scanner includes the following features:

■Superior image quality:

■True optical resolution of 600 dots per inch (dpi)

■Hardware resolution of 600 ×2400 dpi with Micro Step Drive technology

■Maximum resolution of 9600 ×9600 dpi with interpolation

■36-bit color depth for capturing images with over 68 billion colors

■EPSON TWAIN for high speed scanning and accurate optical character

recognition (OCR)

■Start button for one-touch scanning

■Letter/A4 size scanning area (legal size documents can be scanned with the

optional auto document feeder)

■Optional transparency unit and auto document feeder

About Your Software

The EPSON Perfection 636U scanner includes these leading-edge applications for

professional-quality scans:

EPSON TWAIN Driver

The scanning utility for producing professional quality

images. Ideal for scanning text into OCR programs. Includes

Text Enhancement Technology (TET) for more accurate

OCR scanning and Auto Area Segmentation (AAS) to

separate text from background colors.

Adobe®PhotoDeluxe®Home Edition 3.0 (Windows®) or

Adobe PhotoDeluxe version 2.0 (iMac™)

Edit your photos with professional results. Add special effects,

overlay titles and captions, restore old photos, and add many

other creative enhancements to your photographs. Create

invitations, flyers, and promotional items for business or fun.

derbund ®The Print Shop®PressWriter™

Use the built-in templates to easily and quickly create

professional newsletters, brochures, resumes, and flyers.

NewSoft™Presto! ™PageManager for EPSON

Use with the scanner’s Start button feature to quickly scan

single- or multi-page documents (with the optional auto

document feeder) and save time. Then drag and drop your

scanned images into almost any application. Or convert

scanned text into editable documents using the built-in OCR

software.

About Your Documentation

This guide includes instructions for setting up your scanner, scanning tips, and

troubleshooting advice. It also includes instructions for viewing your electronic

manuals and installing the optional equipment.

For details on using the scanner software, see your electronic EPSON TWAIN User’s

Guide. For additional maintenance and troubleshooting information, and scanner

specifications, see your electronic EPSON Perfection 636U Reference Guide.

Cautions, Notes, and Tips

Please follow these guidelines as you read your documentation:

Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your

equipment.

Notes contain important information about your scanner.

Tips contain hints for great scanning.

System Requirements

The minimum system requirements for Windows and iMac are listed below. For

optimum performance, a faster processor and more memory are recommended. If you

are scanning high resolution images, you need more than the minimum available hard

disk space listed.

Windows 98

■An IBM®compatible PC with a 486/66 MHz or faster processor

■Microsoft®Windows 98 preinstalled

■16MB RAM (32MB recommended)

■50MB available hard disk space

■Available built-in USB port or hub connection

■CD-ROM drive

■Mouse or pointing device

■VGA or higher resolution monitor with 640 ×480 resolution (800 ×600 or

higher recommended) and 256 colors (65,000 colors or more recommended)

Color and tone reproduction are subject to the display capability

of your computer system, including the video card, monitor, and

software. See the documentation for these products for details.

iMac

You cannot use a serial interface to connect the scanner.

■Apple®iMac computer running Mac OS 8.1 or later

If you are using Mac OS 8.1, you need to install the iMac

Update before installing the scanner software. This is available

online from the Apple web site. If you are using Mac OS 8.5

check the Apple web site for any updates.

■Available USB port or hub connection

■32MB RAM (64MB recommended)

■50MB available hard disk space

■CD-ROM drive

■Mouse or pointing device

■VGA color monitor with 640 ×480 screen resolution (or higher recommended)

and 256 colors (32,000 colors or more recommended)

Color and tone reproduction are subject to the display capability

of your computer system, including the video card, monitor, and

software. See the documentation for these products for details.

EPSON TWAIN supports the Apple ColorSync™2.X color management system and

QuickTime.

™These extensions are automatically installed during EPSON TWAIN

installation.

Year 2000 Ready

Your EPSON scanner is Year 2000 Ready. However, be sure the other parts of your

computer system are also ready for the year 2000.

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