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ii FC C Co mp li anc e Sta te me nt For Un ited Sta tes Users This e quipment has been t ested and found to comply with the li mits for a Class B digital device, purs uant to Part 15 of th e FCC Rules . These l imits are des ign ed to provide r easo nabl e protecti on against har mful in terfer ence in a r esidential inst allat ion.
iii Copy r i g h t No t i ce All rig hts reser ved. No par t of this publication may b e reprodu ced, stored in a ret rieval system , or tra nsmitted in any form or by any means, electro nic, mechan i cal, phot ocopyin g, recording, or othe rwise, withou t the prior writ te n per missi on of S EIK O EPSO N CORPOR ATI ON .
iv Con te nts SCA NNING FOR PR OFESSIONAL R ESULTS 1 About Your Scan ne r 1 Ab out Yo ur So ft ware 2 About Your Documentation 3 Warning s, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 4 System Requ ire ments 5 Windows .
v Ins tall EPSO N TWAIN Pro 22 If You’ re Run ni ng W ind o ws. . . 22 If You’ re U s in g a Mac in t osh. . . 24 In sta l l th e I SIS Dr iver 26 Install MonacoSCAN 2.6 27 If You’ re Run ni ng W ind o ws. . . 27 If You’ re U s in g a Mac in t osh.
vi VIEWING Y OUR ELEC TRONIC MANUALS 41 Ins tall i ng Adobe Acro bat Re ader 42 If You’ re Run ni ng W ind o ws. . . 42 If You’ re U s in g a Mac in t osh.
1 Scanning for Professional Results The EP SON ® Ex pr essio n ® 836XL is a 36-b it, large-format professional scanner designed to d eliver su peri or result s for ar tist s, graph ics profe ssionals, and business graph i cs use rs .
2 Ab out Yo ur So ft ware The EP SON Expression 836XL scanner includes the s e leading-edge applicatio ns for profe ss ional- qu alit y scan s: If y ou h ave th e st an da rd ver s i on of the s c an .
3 About Your Do cumentation This guide includes instruct ions fo r s etting u p your scanner an d so f tware, in stall ing the optiona l TP U and ADF, and v i ewing your elec tronic m anuals, plu s scan ning tips and tr ouble shoot ing advic e.
4 Warnin gs, Cauti ons, No tes, an d Tips Ple ase foll ow thes e guide l ines a s you read your docum entation: Wa rnin gs m ust be foll owe d caref ully to avoid bo dil y in jur y. Cau tio ns mu st be obs e rved to avoid dama g e to yo ur equip m ent.
5 System R eq uirements The m inimum syst em requir ements f or Win dows an d M a ci ntosh ar e listed below. For optimum per forman ce, a f aster pr ocesso r a nd mor e memor y are recom mende d. If you are sca nning high resolu tion images, you ne ed more than the mi nimum av aila ble hard d isk sp ace liste d.
6 Ma cintosh ■ PowerP C ™ or h igher processor including blue G3 (iMac ™ is not su pported ) running syst em 7.5 (system 8.1 o r later recommended) ■ Ma c in tos h st an dard SC SI i nte rface.
7 Important Saf ety Instructions Read all o f thes e instru ctions and sa ve th em for la te r re f erenc e . Fo ll ow all war nings and ins tr uctio ns mar ked on the scanner. ■ Unplu g the scanne r bef or e cleaning . Clea n with a dam p cloth only.
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9 Setting Up Your Scanner Sett ing up your scan ner is e asy — ju st follo w the sim ple steps in this bo ok in the ord er listed below. 1. Unpack and choose a place for your scanner. 2. Install the S CSI interface boar d (if necessary). 3. Unlock t he scanner.
10 Unpac k Your S canner Remov e t he scanne r f rom the b ox, th en r emove the packi ng ma terial f rom yo ur scanner. Save the p ackaging in case you need it later. Your EPSON Expression 836XL comes with t h ese items: s canne r Ad obe P ho tosh op 5.
11 Choo se a Good Plac e for Your S canner Here are som e poin ts to consi d er: ■ Place the s canner on a flat, stable s urface. If th e s canner i s tilte d, i t can ’t ope rate prope rly. ■ Ma ke sure to plac e th e scan ne r w h er e you ca n easil y unpl ug th e pow e r c or d, and where the SCSI cable ca n reach your computer.
12 Install the SCSI Interface Board You must instal l your SCSI board befor e inst alli ng the scanne r driv er and sof tware appli c ati on s. If you have a Macint osh with a SCSI int e rf ace , or if you alread y have a SC SI boar d inst alled in your PC, sk ip thi s section.
13 Unlock the Scanner Befo re connect ing th e scanner to a po w er so urce, y o u mu st rel ease the trans por tati on lock , loc ate d on the left si de of th e scan ne r. Use a coin or large flat -hea d scre wd ri v er to tu rn th e t ra ns po rta tio n loc k scr e w to the un locked posi tion, a s show n.
14 Set the S CSI ID Number The scan ne r is preset at the factory to S CSI ID 2. If you need to change th is numbe r , tu rn the SCSI ID s witch on the back pa ne l. B e sure to c ho ose a uni q ue number that doesn’t conflict with the ID num ber of oth e r SCSI dev ices .
15 Set the S CSI Terminator The scan ner’s SCSI te rm in ator is built in, with a sw itch t o turn it on or off on the scann er’s b ack pane l. I f th e sca nner is yo ur only S CSI de vice o r the la st device in the cha i n, le av e th e termi na tor tur ne d ON (the de fault sett ing) .
16 Conn ect the Scanner to Your Co mputer Make sure t h e scanner, co mputer, and any SCSI devi ces connected to yo ur co mputer ar e t urn ed off . T he scan ner i s o ff whe n the P O PERA TE bu tton is out (n ot push ed d own belo w the s urf ace of th e front p anel ).
17 Power On Your System Always press th e P OPERATE butto n to tur n on you r scann er bef o re you tu rn on t he comput er. Ot herwise , th e comp ut er may not re cog niz e yo u r EPSO N scanner when you install your software . As th e scan ner initialize s, the O PERA TE li ght o n the scan ner’ s front panel come s on.
18 If You’re R unning Windows 95 or Wi ndows 9 8. . . Depe nding on how your c omputer syste m was or iginal ly set up, you may b e aske d to insert y our Windo ws operati ng system CD-RO M d uring sof tware instal latio n. Please have your Windows CD-ROM handy, in case it is needed.
19 5. When you see a scr ee n indicating t h at Windows i s read y to inst all the best driver for this d evice, click Ne xt to begin driver in stallation . 6. If your syste m stop s install ation t o r e q ue st th e fi l e AIC 7 8XX.MPD , us e the Browse fu nction to g o to D:Adapte cW in 9 x (wher e D: is your CD-R OM d rive).
20 You see the dial o g box on the righ t. 3. Click th e Driv ers ta b. Then click t he Add butt on. Af ter a momen t, you see the Insta ll Driv er dialo g box.
21 5. I n the SCSI Ada pter li st, clic k Ada ptec AHA- 294X /AH A-39 4X or AIC -7 8X X P CI S CS I Co ntr olle r . 6. Click OK . If yo u see a prompt to i nsta ll the Wind ows NT CD-RO M, insert it and click OK . Or u s e t he Br owse func tio n to g o t o D:A da p tec W in NT W in nt4 _0 (where D: is your CD-RO M dri ve).
22 If You’re Usin g a Mac intosh . . . If you insta lled the S CSI boar d th at c ame wi th the sc anne r in your Mac into sh, you need to in stal l it s driv e r sof twar e . 1. Turn on you r Macintosh and disable any anti-virus programs. 2. Insert th e EPSON Expression 836XL Scanning Tools CD-ROM in your d rive.
23 5. Afte r instal li ng th e soft ware, click Next to open the EPSON TWAIN Pro Se tu p window. 6. If i t ’s not already s elected , choo se the interface to which yo u connected the scanner: SCSI or BiD Paral lel . Windo ws automati c al ly dete c ts y ou r SCSI I D .
24 You w on ’t nee d to ch an ge the scre en cali brati on a s lon g as you cont i nue to us e the same disp lay. If you need to recal ibrat e your scre en at a late r tim e, s ele ct Scr ee n Calibr ation in th e EPSON Scanner f o lder. 11. Click OK to e xit th e setu p pr ogr am.
25 You see the Scree n Calibrat ion win do w. 7. M o ve th e slid er unt i l the sh ade s of th e hori z onta l gray str ipe s appe ar similar . View th e scre en from a shor t distan ce. The gra y stripes w il l not per fectl y blend toget h er ; h ow e ve r , tr y to make the tw o tones mat ch as closel y as possi ble .
26 Install the ISIS Driver The ISIS driver for the Expression 836XL is designed for high-per formance OCR scann ing (W indow s only), either with or witho ut th e optio nal auto docu ment fe eder. You can use t his driv e r wi th any appl icati on th at supp orts ISIS driv ers, su ch a s A dobe Acro b at C a ptu r e.
27 Install Monac oSCAN 2.6 This uti lity l et s you cr eate a unique in p ut pr ofil e fo r yo ur s cann er, which you can us e with all color -ma naged ap plications. If your s canner didn’t come with Monaco SCAN, skip to pag e 31. If You’re R unning Windows.
28 If You’re Usin g a Mac intosh . . . 1. S tart y o ur Macin t osh an d tu rn off a ny virus pr otect i o n pro gram s yo u’re us in g. 2. Insert th e EPSON Expression 836XL Scanning Tools CD-ROM in your d rive. 3. Double-click t he CD-ROM icon to open t he CD-ROM window, if n ecessary.
29 Install Adob e Photos hop 5.0 LE To find out h ow t o upg rade to t he full versi on of Adob e Pho toshop 5.0 , see the Acro b a t fi le ti tl ed U pgr ade.p df o n the Adobe P hotoshop 5.0 L E CD-ROM (yo u m u st h a ve A c r o b at R ea d e r i n s t a l l ed t o v i ew t h i s f i l e ).
30 If You’re Usin g a Mac intosh . . . 1. Insert the Adobe Photoshop 5.0 LE CD-ROM in your drive. 2. Double-click the Ad obe P ho tosh op 5. 0 LE CD-ROM icon, t hen double-click the A do be Ph otos ho p 5. 0 L E folde r. 3. Double-click the I ns ta ll P h otos hop ® LE icon.
31 How to Sca n This section give s you an overvie w of the scanni ng pr oce ss and som e tips fo r gett in g the best scan. It also includes step-by-step scanning instructions. Scan ni ng an im age allo ws yo u to re pr oduc e it many ti me s wit h litt le or no loss of quality.
32 Scanning Tips Gett i n g the best scan possibl e depends on sev eral facto rs, in cluding the q ual ity of your or i gin a l a nd the r eso luti on y o u se le c t.
33 Scal ing (R esizing ) Im a ges If you plan t o en large y our ima ge, it ’s be tter to enlarge it by s canning at a hig her r e s ol utio n r athe r th an adju sti ng re s olu ti on in y o ur a ppl i c a t ion. Ea c h time yo u mod ify an i mage, y ou lose some i mage q ualit y.
34 “Beginn ing Your S can” on pa ge 36 shows you ho w to sele ct a drive r and sett ings. For deta ils o n u sing EPSO N TWA IN Pr o, s ee your el ectro nic EPSON TWAIN Pro U ser’s Guide on your EPSON Expression 836XL S canning Tools C D-ROM. For details on us ing Las erS o ft Silver Fa st 4.
35 Step-by-Step Scanning Instruction s This section contains step-by-step instructions for s c anning an image. Although t h e Maci ntosh i n terface is shown, t he Windo ws steps are the sam e. Plac ing Your Origin al Do cument 1. Raise th e scanner co ver and pl ace your document face down on t he document table.
36 Begi nning Your S can Scans are alway s pe rforme d from within a host app lication (t he applicati on into whic h you plan to i mpo rt the sca nne d i mage or doc um ent). You hav e to st art thi s application bef ore you can access y our scanner software.
37 3. Open the scanner software. For exampl e, choo se I mpo rt from Photosho p 5.0 LE’s File menu. In Windows, sel ect TWAIN_32 . On a M acintosh, sel e ct TWAIN_Acquire . The EP SON TWAIN Pro main windo w appears . 4. Ch oose th e Document So urce , Imag e Typ e , and D es tination .
38 Ge ne rally it’ s a go od idea to us e th e A uto Expos u re bu tto n to obta in the best se ttin gs for y our sca n. If you ’re no t satis fied w ith the re sults , s ee the rec om m en ded s etti ng s o n pa g e 34 , or se e yo ur el ectro nic EPSON TWAIN Pro User’ s Gu ide f or m ore infor mat ion abou t c hoo sing s ettin gs.
39 Scanning with LaserSoft Sil verFast 4.0 L as e r Sof t Silv erFa st 4. 0 pro vi des a pr o f e ssio n al-q uali ty in terf ace be t ween y ou r EPSON Expr ession 836XL scan ner and the s ophisticated imaging environment of Ado be Phot oshop. If your sca nner didn’ t co me with Si lverFa st, skip to pag e 41 .
40 8. Click t he Auto Ad jus t b utton to aut omati call y corre ct th e high light , shad ow, an d midt o nes. If you wan t to furth er o pti mize y ou r im a ge’ s c olo rs, brig htn es s an d oth er ch ar a c teri stic s , you can us e S ilv e rFas t ’s pow er ful co rrec t ion an d filt eri ng to ols.
41 Viewing Your Electronic Manuals You always h ave easy access to your elect ronic manuals . If Adobe Acrobat Reader 4. 0 is inst all ed on yo ur co mpu ter , you c an ope n any of th e Acrob at files in th e Manu als folder on your EPSON Expression 836XL Scannin g Tools CD-ROM.
42 Installing Ad obe Acrobat Reader Fol low th ese ins truc tions to ins tall A dobe A croba t R eade r 4.0. If yo u have an ea rlie r ve rs io n of Ac ro b a t R ea der on you r sy st em , y o u s ho ul d uninsta l l it bef o re y o u inst all Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.
43 If You’re Usin g a Mac intosh . . . 1. Insert th e EPSON Expression 836XL Scanning Tools CD-ROM in your d rive. 2. Double-click t he CD-ROM icon. 3. Double-click the Manuals fo ld er , the n dou ble -clic k the Ad obe Acro ba t R eade r 4.0 fol de r.
44 Navigating a Manual When you open an electr o nic manual, you’ ll se e this toolbar : Wit h A cro bat R ea der , you have s evera l wa ys to navig a te thro ug h t ext: ■ Click o n hot topics, wh ich are usually un derlin ed or disp layed in a differ ent color.
45 Setting Up the TPU and ADF Units Two optional accessories are a vail able for the EPSON Expression 836XL: the transparency u nit (B813102) an d the auto document fe e der (B813112 or 836XL-ADF). You can purchase these options from your r eseller or f rom EPSON Accesso ries at (800) 873-7766 (U .
46 Unpacking the Transparency Uni t Make sure all these it em s are include d in the box with the TPU. Contact your EP SON deal er i f a ny th ing is mi ssi ng or dama ged.
47 Removing the Shipping Screws To pr event damage during shipping, screws are at t ached t o t he TPU to secure i ts la mp a s s em bly. Yo u mu st remo ve t hese sc rews b e fo re usin g the TPU. To avoid damaging the TPU, make sure you don’t leave eit her of t he s h ipping scre w s in pl ace w he n you us e the un it.
48 Install ing th e Transparency Unit 1. Make sur e the sca nner i s turn ed off. Then unplug the power cable f r om the scanner. 2. Remove the document co ver by grasping it beside the hinges a nd liftin g it stra ight up .
49 Install ing the Tran s parency Guide Foll ow the steps below to inst all the tran sparenc y guide : 1. Lift the TPU. 2. If your s canner d oesn’t alre ady hav e a gui de pi n and adju st pin in stal led, inser t the guide pi n an d adj u st pi n that came wi t h the TP U.
50 You m us t in sta ll th e transp aren cy guid e to ensu re that y ou r origina l s are corr ectly p ositio ned. Other wis e, tra n sparen cies may c ov er the calib ratio n area on the left s id e of th e glass a nd cause scanni ng errors . For m ore inf o rm atio n, s ee your el ect ro ni c EPSON Expre ssion 836XL User’s Guid e .
51 Install ing the Auto Docum ent Feeder Befo re in st a llin g the AD F , be aware that i t is larg e and heavy. Clear a wide space aro und the scanner before unpacking and inst a lling the AD F . You ma y ne ed to ha v e s o me on e help y ou lift i t.
52 5. Place t he AD F on the scanner , lining up the screws with the holes as shown: . The ADF is heavy, so y ou may need to h ave someone hel p you lift it. 6. Tw i st th e kno bs on to th e ends of the scr ews an d tigh te n th em u si ng the enc l ose d sc rewd riv er.
53 8. Peel o ff the backing f rom the stopp er a nd fr om th e pa per o ut sup por t prov id e d wit h the ADF. Then attach the stopper and pa pe r ou t sup port to the scanne r as shown. Inse rt t he tab s on th e pa per ou t sup por t i n to the slots at th e righ t en d of th e d ocume nt tabl e.
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55 Problems? Need Help? This chapter g ives you the bas ics for diagnosing and solving scanner problems. For additi onal soluti ons, see th e “ Troub leshoo ting” secti ons o f y our elect roni c EPSO N TW AIN Pr o Us er’s G uide and E PSON Expressi on 836XL User’s Guide .
56 Setup P roblems If your system doesn’t recogni ze the SCSI board (Windows only). . . ■ Check the Pl ug and P lay opt ion for your comp uter ; it shoul d be active. ■ Mak e sure your SCSI bo ard is installe d co rrect ly. If it isn ’t sea ted fi rm ly in th e PCI slo t, the co mputer ma y not rec ognize it.
57 If Expr es si on 836XL doesn’t appear i n the Port Id dialog box in the EPS ON TWAIN Pro Set up window (Windows on ly). . . ■ Make su re your system is correctly cabled and terminated and the re are n o conflicting SCSI IDs. ■ Go to Control Pan e ls, Syste m , Device Manager .
58 If you installed a ZIP drive. . . Your ZIP drive m ay be int erfering with your scanner. Di s able t he ZIP drive in the System Device Manag er in t he Wi nd ow s Co nt ro l Pa ne l, the n try using your scan ner . If you’re usin g the transparency unit or auto document feeder.
59 If t he sca nne r soft w are d oes n’t work properly. . . ■ Ma k e su re t he sy st e m req uireme nts (f or example, the ope rat ing syste m ver si on) ar e correc t fo r your so ft ware. See pag e 5. ■ Check your comput er’s mem ory. See if the computer h a s enough me mory for your so ftw are.
60 If your scanned image is faint or has gaps. . . ■ Check the bri ghtnes s. Decr ea se the software or driver’s brightness setting . ■ Try adjusti ng th e Ga mma sett ing. ■ Check th e co nd ition of your o r iginal. If the do cum ent i s dam aged, di rty, or wrink led, the se im pe rf ecti ons w i ll show up in your sca n.
61 If the edges of the do cument are not scanned . . . Check the position of your source document. Adjust your d ocument’s po si tio n so tha t t he i mage is wi th in t he glass a rea. If your image scans at an angle. . . Check the p osit io n of your s o urce documen t.
62 Where To Get Help E PSON Tec hnic al Su pport EPSO N provi des techni cal assi stanc e thr ough e lectron ic su pport ser vices a nd automa ted te le ph on e serv i ce s 24 ho ur s a day .
63 To speak to a technical support representat ive, dial (310) 974-1970 (U.S.) or (905) 709-3839 (Canada), 6 AM to 6 PM , Pacif ic Time, Mo n d ay through Frid ay.
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65 Index A A A A Accessor ies, 63 Adaptec SCS I boar d inst alling, 12 soft ware, inst al ling, 17 to 22 ADF , se e Au to docu ment feeder Adju st pin, 49 Adob e Acro b at Captu re, 2 6 Adob e Acro ba.
66 Ins talli ng SCSI interf ace boa rd, 1 2 soft ware , 17 to 30 ISIS driver, installing , 26 L L L L LaserSof t Silver Fast, 39 to 40 Lock, transpo rtation, 13 M M M M Macin tosh ins tal li ng SCSI b.
67 Screen calibration, 23 to 25 Screws , shipping scanner, 13 trans p a r e n cy uni t, 13, 47 SCSI configuri ng the SCSI boar d, 56 conne cti ng cab l e, 16 ID nu mber, 14, 57 inst al li ng inter f a.
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