Epson 1680 - Expression Special Edition Manuel utilisateur

Color Graphics Scanner

User’s Guide

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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

Ink jet printers, digital cameras and scanners, like photocopiers and conventional cameras, can be misused by

improper copying and printing 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 is a registered trademark, and Matrix CCD is a trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION.

Micro Step Drive is a trademark, EPSON Expression and ColorTrue are registered trademarks, and EPSON Store

is a service mark 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.

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Contents

WELCOME 1

About Your Scanner 1

Getting More Information 2

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips 2

Viewing Your Electronic User’s Guide 3

Chapter 1 HOW TO SCAN 5

Placing Your Original Document 5

Using EPSON Scan 6

Starting Your Scan and Choosing a Mode 7

Scanning With EPSON Scan in Home Mode 8

Scanning With EPSON Scan in Office Mode 10

Scanning With EPSON Scan in Professional Mode 12

Selecting the Scanning Area in the Preview Window 16

Scanning Tips 17

Selecting Resolution 17

Scaling (Resizing) Images 18

Scanning Color Images 18

Chapter 2 USING OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT 19

Transparency Unit 20

Unpacking the Transparency Unit 20

Removing the Shipping Screw 21

Installing the Transparency Unit 21

Using the Film Guides 23

Scanning Reflective Documents 27

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Automatic Document Feeder 28

Unpacking the Automatic Document Feeder 28

Installing the Automatic Document Feeder 29

Loading Paper in the Automatic Document Feeder 31

Fixing Paper Jams 32

IEEE 1394 FireWire Scanner Interface Card 33

Installing the Card in Your Scanner 33

Connecting the Scanner to Your Computer 34

Chapter 3 MAINTENANCE 35

Transporting the Scanner 35

Transporting the Transparency Unit 36

Cleaning the Scanner 37

Chapter 4 SOLVING PROBLEMS 39

Diagnosing Scanner Problems 40

Checking the Scanner’s Lights 40

Problems and Solutions 41

Scanner Problems 41

Software Problems 43

Quality Problems 44

Uninstalling and Reinstalling EPSON Scan 49

Where To Get Help 51

EPSON Technical Support 51

Software Technical Support 52

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Appendix A SPECIFICATIONS 53

Appendix B REQUIREMENTS AND NOTICES 57

System Requirements 57

Windows 57

Macintosh 58

Important Safety Instructions 58

Declaration of Conformity 59

FCC Compliance Statement 60

ENERGY STAR Compliance 61

Warranty 61

INDEX 63

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Welcome

The EPSON Expression®1680 is a 48-bit color, professional scanner designed to

meet the needs of graphic arts professionals and business graphics users. Using

EPSON’s ColorTrue®II Imaging System, the scanner reproduces images with

amazingly accurate detail and color. Your scanner can achieve up to 1600 × 3200 dpi

hardware resolution with EPSON’s proprietary Micro Step Drive™technology, and is

one of the fastest scanners in its class.

About Your Scanner

Your EPSON Expression 1680 scanner comes with these features:

■Superior image quality with remarkable 1600 × 3200 dpi hardware resolution

■48-bit color and 3.6 Dmax optical density

■Easy-to-use scanner software with three scanning modes offering progressive levels

of control over the scanned image

■Optional transparency unit, automatic document feeder, and IEEE 1394

FireWire®scanner interface card

Note: The transparency unit comes with the Professional and Professional

FireWire models of the Expression 1680. The IEEE 1394 FireWire scanner

interface card is preinstalled on the Professional FireWire model.

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2Welcome

Getting More Information

There are several ways to learn more about your EPSON Expression 1680 scanner. In

addition to the printed materials, help utilities and electronic manuals are available.

Here’s where to look for help:

■EPSON Expression 1680 User’s Guide

Provides instructions on using EPSON Scan, including maintenance information

and troubleshooting tips. You installed an HTML version of this manual on your

computer when you installed the scanner software. See page 3 for instructions on

viewing the on-screen manual.

■On-Screen Help

For more information about your EPSON Scan software, click the Help button.

If you have the Professional or Professional FireWire model, most of the

applications that come with your scanner include on-screen help.

■Electronic Documents

For Professional or Professional FireWire models, LaserSoft Imaging™SilverFast,

Adobe®Photoshop Elements,

and MonacoEZcolor®include electronic manuals

in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

If none of these sources answers your questions, please see “Where To Get Help” on

page 51.

Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips

Please follow these guidelines as you read this manual:

Warning: Warnings must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

Caution: Cautions must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Note: Notes contain important information about your scanner.

Tip: Tips contain additional hints for great scanning.

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Welcome 3

Viewing Your Electronic User’s Guide

An electronic version of this EPSON Expression 1680 User’s Guide was installed on

your computer when you installed the scanner software. You must have a web browser

(Netscape Navigator®or Microsoft®Internet Explorer, versions 3.0 or later) to

view it.

To open the manual, double-click the Exp1680 User’s Guide shortcut icon on your

desktop.

Your browser opens and you see this window:

Click on one of the page icons on the left side of the screen to move to that topic in

the manual.

Click a page

icon to view

its topic

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