Electronic Users Manual

Welcome to EPSON Perfection 660 and EPSON Scan Tool!
You will experience simple and high quality scanning by EPSON Perfection 660 and EPSON Scan Tool included in your scanner package. They provide the Scan to Printer and Scan to File functions. These functions give you simple operation to scan and print/save the scanned image of your original. Before you start, check the following items: Check if the scanner is correctly installed and connected to your computer. For details, please see the scanner installation guide poster in the package. Check if the printer is correctly installed and turned on before using the Scan to Printer function.
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Quick Start

Scanning with the Scanner Buttons
Your scanner has three buttons to start working with EPSON Scan Tool; Scan, Document Copy, Photo Copy. To use these buttons, please follow the steps below. Note: Press the Scan button to save your scanned image as a file in a certain location in your PC. Press the Document Copy button to scan the black and white document. Press the Photo Copy button to scan the Photo.
Using the Document Copy or Photo Copy Button
Pressing the Document Copy or Photo Copy button will send the scanned image to a printer. The resolution and the image type depend on the settings of the printer. Follow the steps below to use these buttons. Step 1: Make sure that both of your scanner and printer are connected to the PC, and they are turned on. Note: Connect the printer packed with your scanner to get the best printing results.
Step 2: Make sure that the printer is selected as a default printer in your Windows settings. Step 3: Load the paper in the printer.
Note: Use plain paper for the document copy or photo paper for the photo copy to get the best results.
Step 4: Place original on the scanner glass plate. Please refer to the illustrations below for how to place
the original you want to scan on the scanner glass plate.
Scanning reflective originals
Place the original with the side to be scanned facing down on the scanner glass plate. Note the direction of the original so that you will not scan the image in the wrong direction.

Note the direction

Step 5: Press the Document Copy or Photo Copy button that matches to your original. Step 6: The scanner starts scanning, then EPSON Scan Tool opens with Scan to Print destination. Auto
preview, Auto type, Auto-crop settings are applied. See The Advanced Tab on page 27 for detailed information.
Note: When pressing the Photo Copy button, Auto type setting is not applied.
Step 7: When scanning is finished, the printer prints the scanned image. After printing, EPSON Scan Tool

will be close.

Using the Scan Button
Pressing the Scan button will save the scanned image as a file after scanning. File formats like Tiff, Jpg, Bmp, Pcx, Tga, Png are supported (Default file format is *.bmp) and default path of saved file is My document (Windows 98/Me/XP) or Personal (Windows 2000) folder. Follow the steps below to use the Scan button. Step 1: Make sure that the scanner is connected to your PC, and both are turned on.
Step 2: Place original on the scanner glass plate. Please refer to the illustrations above for how to place
Step 3: Press the Scan button. Step 4: The scanner start scanning, then EPSON Scan Tool opens with Scan to File destination. If the Auto
preview setting is on, EPSON Scan Tool makes a preview. For information on Auto preview function, see The Advanced Tab on page 27.
Step 5: After scanning EPSON Scan Tool is in standby mode.
Making a scan with EPSON Scan Tool
To start working with EPSON Scan Tool in the Console Mode, please follow the steps below. Step 1: Make sure that the scanner is connected to your PC, and both are turned on. If you will use the Scan to Printer function, connect the printer to the PC and turn it on. Note: Connect the printer packed with your scanner to get the best printing results.
Step 2: Select the printer connected to the PC as a default printer in your Windows settings, and load the
paper in the printer, if necessary.
Step 3: Place original on scanner glass plate. Please refer to the illustrations below for how to place the
original you want to scan on the scanner glass plate.

JOB LIST WINDOW

This Job List Window will appear when the Job List button in the Control Window is clicked. Paste Copy Load Save Reset Add Delete Close

Jobs sheet

Status display area
Copy Click this button to copy the original job or all parameters onto a clipboard. Paste Click this button to paste the parameters from the clipboard to a selected job or storing cell. Load Click this button to load scan parameters from a file. Save Click this button to save selected or all parameters as a file. Reset Reset all parameters to system default values. Add Click this button to add a new scan job in the Jobs sheet. Delete Click this button to delete selected jobs. Jobs Sheet Here you can edit the parameters of various jobs. For details see Jobs Sheet. Status display area Shows current scan and system status, including available free hard disk space, scan job numbers and total job size.
More about the Console Mode of EPSON Scan Tool
EPSON Scan Tool provides the Console Mode. You can make detailed adjustments and to achieve the best scanning results with this mode.
When you shift to the Console Mode, it is shown as:
The Console Mode consists of 4 different windows: The Control window, Preview window, Job Setting List Window (default hidden) and the Image Adjustment Window (default hidden). As their names suggest, you can control scan operation, preview image, view job settings and make image adjustments in these windows.
You can click the button on the Control Window to open Job Setting List Window and the to open Image Adjustment Window.

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The Control Window
The Control Window is the window located at the top of the default window.
Each button has a specific function: Auto Function Switch You choose to apply the auto function or not. The auto functions are set in the Settings window (see Auto functions on page 27). Preview Button To preview or refresh the preview image. Destination You can appoint scanning destination in the popped-up list according to files' types, formats, purposes or other. EPSON Scan Tool categorizes destinations beforehand into two sorts. Scan Setting Macro EPSON Scan Tool provides Macros for user to operate diverse scanning conveniently. We are eager to recommend them to you. See details in The Scan Setting Macro on page 19. Open Jobs Settings List Window Click this button to open the Jobs Settings List Window (see The Jobs List window on page 59).
Open Image Adjustment Window Click this button to open the Image Adjustment Window (see The Image Adjustment Window on page 33). Scan Click this button to start scanning. Settings Open the Settings window. For more information on the Settings window, see The Settings Window on page 21 Help Click this button to access the Help system, EPSON Scan Tool and update information. Minimize Click this button to minimize the window to the Task Bar or the System Tray. Exit Click this button to exit EPSON Scan Tool.

Minimize to Selects whether EPSON Scan Tool will be minimized to "Task bar (default)" or "System Tray" after the Minimize Exit If "Exit without hint" is selected, a hint dialog will not appear on the screen after the Exit button is clicked. The default setting is "Exit with hint". button is clicked.

THE OA TAB

Click an item on the list on the left part of the tab, related sub-items will appear on the right side of the tab.

Options for Scan to File

File path Here you can select a location to save the scanned image file. The default path is C:\My Documents. There is a "Browse" button to select a new path. Resolution Selects scan resolution. Default resolution is 150dpi. Others like 72, 96, 100, 150, 200, 263, 300, 350, 600, 1200 or customized are optional.
Options for Scan to Printer
Printer driver The current printer driver is shown in an editing box. Resolution Selects scan resolution. The default resolution is 600dpi. Others like 150, 263, 300, 350, 1200 or customized are optional.
THE PUSH BUTTON EVENT TAB (ONLY SHOWN WHEN SCANNER IS EQUIPPED WITH PUSH BUTTONS)
Scan after time counting down to 0 In the editing box, you can set the length of time from pushing the scan buttons on the scanner to actual scanning is executed. In this period of time you can see the preview image in the Console Mode and decide whether actual scan is to be performed or not. Sound If this is checked, a sound will be played from the scanner.

THE MACRO TAB

The options contained in this tab: Show item check boxes Check the check box beside each item, and the macro will be shown on the scan macros tool bar. /vice versa. Macro list Lists out all macros. You can click to choose a macro and click the Delete button to delete the selected macro. Resolution Selects resolution for customized macro. Image type Selects image type for customized macro.
Scan mode Selects scan mode for customized macro. Save as Opens a dialog to save the macro. The file's extension will be *.msf. Load Opens a standard dialog to load the macro. The filter is *.msf Add Duplicates the currently selected macro as a new one. Delete Deletes the currently selected macro.

Customizing your own scan setting macro
To customize your own scan setting macro: 1. Select appropriate resolution, image type and scan mode from the Resolution, Image type and Scan mode drop-down list boxes. You can also click the More button for more setting options. 2. Click the Save as button. A dialogue box will appear asking you to save the macro. Specify the macro name and save the macro.
Loading a customized macro
To load a customized macro: 1. Click the Load button to browse the macro files. 2. Click to choose the macro you want and then click OK to load the macro. 3. Once the macro is loaded, a corresponding customized macro icon will appear on the scan setting macros tool bar.

THE ADVANCED TAB

Several advanced setting options are provided in the Control Window are described below:

Auto functions

Auto preview If you check this item, EPSON Scan Tool will do a preview when the modes are shifted. Auto type If this check box is checked, EPSON Scan Tool will choose an appropriate image type to scan. You can also uncheck the check box and select an image from the drop-down list box.
Auto-crop Check this check box and EPSON Scan Tool will crop the scanned image to an appropriate size automatically. Auto-rotate Check this item and EPSON Scan Tool will automatically rotate the scanned image to a correct position. Auto-descreen If you are scanning images from magazines, newspapers or other printed materials, you will find that the scanned image appears to be covered by tiny screen patterns. To eliminate this screen pattern, you can use the options in the drop-down list box. Check this check box and EPSON Scan Tool will descreen the scanned image automatically. Preview resolution You can change the preview resolution by inputting a value into the edit box or by dragging the slider.
Show ruler If you uncheck this box, the ruler will not be shown. Show cross-axis on preview area If you check this box, the cross-axis on the ruler is displayed. Unit You can select ruler unit from the drop-down list box.

The Preview Window

Preview Area Frame Tools
Window resizing handle The Preview Window is located below the Control Window in the Console Mode. Preview Area To display and crop image. Ruler Shows the image's location. Frame Tools Provides the necessary tools for the scan frames in the Preview Area. Maximize/Restore Maximizes or restores the window.

Rulers Operation

You can make changes to the rulers appearance here. Click the pops up for option. button at the cross of ruler, a menu
Show Cross Lines: If you click this item and move the cursor back to the Preview Window, crossed lines will appear to help you position the cursor more accurately. Hide Ruler: If you click this item, the ruler will be hidden and the Preview Window will fit out. If you want to restore the ruler, select the item "Show ruler" in the Settings dialog or in the menu which pops up after clicking the cross. Unit: selects the unit for the ruler.

DENSITY TAB

This tab allows you to adjust the density of scanned image. The default density level is 5. The range of density level is from 1 to 10. If you input a value into the edit box, EPSON Scan Tool will change the position of the scroll bar and refresh the effect.

EXPOSURE TAB

There are three options that allow you to change the exposure effect of the image: Under: Darkens the image. General: Extends the color level and sharpens the image. Over: Brightens the image.

CONTRAST TAB

Here you can adjust the contrast of scanned image. Choose from the three radio buttons, namely: "From a vague photo", "Keep color detail", and "With sharp and keep color detail".

SHARPNESS TAB

This tab allows you to adjust the sharpness of the image with two different options.

SATURATION TAB

This tab allows you to adjust the color saturation of image in four different levels.

Color Matching Mode

The Color Matching Mode is entered by clicking the button. This mode contains two sections and some other buttons. The two sections relate to the input device (just reveal a static text about model's name and profile's name) and the output device. Note: The settings in Color Matching mode will suppress all settings in Standard Mode.

Details on output device

sRGB Color Space Shows the relative profile name. Current monitor Same as above.
Current printer Same as above. Other device profile Change the profile settings. Output device profile information Show information of currently selected profile.

Output Intent

Intent Absolute Colormetric Saturation Relative Colormetric Perceptual Meaning Maintain the white point. Match the colors in their nearest color in the destination gamut. Maintain saturation. Used for business charts and other situations in which undithered colors are required. Maintain colormetric match. Used for graphic designs and named colors. Maintain contrast. Used for photographs and natural images.

Standard Mode

The Standard Mode comprises seven sub-layers. They are, Combo, Brightness and Contrast, Hue and Saturation, Color Balance, Curve, Level and Threshold. To apply settings made in the mode, click reset, click button. To apply all settings, click button to cancel. button. To

While you drag within the Color Wheel to choose the hue and saturation of color or drag the triangle below the Lightness Bar to specify the lightness of color, the related information will also be shown in the Entry Boxes. You can also enter the values here directly. Default parameters Item Hue Saturation Lightness as: Range 0~359 0~100% 0~100% Default value 0 0% 50%

COLOR BALANCE TAB

With the Color Balance tool, you can change the mixture of colors of an image and emphasize or diminish certain colors. The color channel is where you can select the channel to be adjusted.
You can drag the triangles or enter the value (from 0 to 100) in the box directly to adjust.
To adjust the color balance, first, you select the channel you want to adjust, then drag the triangles under the three color bars. You can also enter the desired values directly into the three entry boxes to the right of the color bars to adjust the color balance. For example, if the color of the brighter area in the original you scan appears to be bluish, you can first choose Highlight as the channel, and then drag the triangle below Cyan-Red bar to the right, or drag the triangle below the Yellow-Blue bar to the left to eliminate the bluish effect. Default parameters Item Color channel Cyan and red Magenta and green Yellow and blue as: Range -100~100 -100~100 -100~100 Default value Mid-tone 0

CURVE TAB

The Curve tool is used to adjust the brightness properties of midtone pixels in an image.
Use the Color Channel box to select the color channel to be adjusted. This allows you to adjust the curve property of each color channel respectively.
The x-axis in the Tonal Map represents the input brightness level of the pixels in an image. The y-axis represents the output brightness level of the image. By clicking and dragging the curve to change its shape, you can adjust the difference between input and output brightness level of an image without extensively modifying the dark and bright areas. If we compare the following images and their Tonal Maps:
The original image and its Tonal Map. The curve is straight and diago-
Drag the curve to the left, and the mid-tone area of the image becomes brighter.
Drag the curve to the right, and the mid-tone area of the image becomes darker.
You can also click the curve to add new points and further change the shape of the curve:
Click to add a new point You can read the precise input/output value in the Input/Output Status Area.

LEVEL TAB

The Color Level dialog box shows the distribution of brightness levels of an image and its values classified into the Input Level and the Output Level.
Use the Color Channel box to select a color channel to adjust. This will allow you to adjust the histogram property of each color channel respectively.

A Histogram displays the distributing status of dark and bright pixels in an image. The x-axis is divided into 256 equal portions, representing the brightness level of 0 to 255. The y-axis is used to represent the quantity of pixel in each brightness level. A comparison of two images and their histograms follows:
Brighter images have brighter pixels, therefore the bars in the right are higher than that in the left.
Darker images have darker pixels, therefore the bars in left are higher than that in the right.
In addition, if we take a look at the two images below:

Image 1

Image 2
We can see that in Image 1, there is a higher contrast between the brighter and darker part of the image. Bright and dark pixels occupy a larger portion of the total image. Therefore, in the histogram there are higher bars in the left (darker side) and right (brighter side), and in the center the bars are relatively much lower, which means that there are only a few midtone pixels in the image. In image 2, pixels in objects possess greater levels of brightness and darkness. The distribution is more even than that in Image 1 as well. Therefore, the brighter, midtone and darker pixels share evenly the total pixels in the image. This will make the histogram for Image 2 appear smoother. To adjust level, first choose the color channel. There are four radio boxes for the selection of channels. If you select the Master, the level of all three color channels (red, green and blue) will be adjusted simultaneously. If you select one of the Red, Green, or Blue boxes, then only the selected color channel will be adjusted. Next, you can adjust the level by dragging the triangle under the diagrams. The Black handle (the left one) is for the adjustment of shadow of input/output level, the gray handle (the middle one) is for mid-tone, and the white handle (the right one) is for highlight. In addition, you can adjust the values by directly entering the desired values in the text boxes. You can also press the "Auto" button to let EPSON Scan Tool automatically adjust the color level according to the color of the whole image. Below is an example of using the histogram tools to enhance the image and add detail:

Before adjustment

After adjustment
Default parameters are: Item Input level max Input level min Gamma Output level max Output level min Range Input level min+2~255 0~input level max-2 0.1~9.9 0~255 0~255 Default value 1.0

THRESHOLD TAB

The Threshold tool is very useful when you scan line-art images or scan documents for OCR use. You may use this function to adjust the quality of line art images or eliminate unwanted dots in the document to improve the accuracy of recognition. Note: This function is only applicable when you select Line Art as the Image Type. The x-axis in the histogram represents the brightness level of the pixels in the image (from 0 to 255, from left to right). The y-axis represents the quantity of pixels. To adjust the threshold value, drag the triangle below the histogram or enter the threshold value in the Threshold entry box directly. For example:
Image 1 below is the original scanned image, while in Image 2 the threshold value is changed into 70.
This means that pixels in the image with a brightness level below 70 will all be cut into black, and those with a brightness level above 56 are all turned into white. Therefore, you will find that by setting a lower threshold value, some details are lost in the new image. However, if there are many unwanted dots in an image, you can eliminate them. To set a value you can drag the triangular slider or input a value in the text box. Default parameters are: Item Threshold Range 0~255 Default value 128

The Jobs List window

Do you want to supervise all the jobs in Job List as an administrator? EPSON Scan Tool offers a table for an administrator to inspect, set and browse overall operations. This table comprises a Jobs Sheet, Button Bar and Status Bar.

Jobs Sheet

Scan state If you don't want to scan this job, uncheck the check box. Image Type Chooses image type as Color, Gray, or Line-art. Scan Mode Chooses scan mode.
Resolution When resolution unit is dpi or ppi, several default values are offered as 72, 96, 100, 150, 263, 300, 350, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600. If you select "Customize", another dialog box will pop-up in which you can drag a wheel or a key in a value directly to define the resolution. Even resolutions for the X and Y axises are offered. Scaling Some default ratios or definitions are pre-rooted in a drop down-list:10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 90%, 100%, 121%, 150%, 200%, 400%, 800%, 1600%, 3200%, Max to B5, Max to B5(R), Max to A4, Max to A4(R), Max to Screen and Max to PDA. Width The default unit of width is the same as the ruler's. However, you can choose other units as pixel, cm or inch and the values of width will automatically refresh. Height Same as above. Image Control You can do adjustment in Image Adjustment Window. File Size Shows the file's size.

Problems and Solutions

Installation and uninstallation problems

Installation Problems

How to install EPSON Scan Tool?
First check the System requirements. When you first install the program, we recommend the following installation sequence: Step 1: Insert the scanner software CD on the CD-ROM drive.
Step 2: The EPSON Installation Program dialog box appears. Select your preferred language and Click
Note: If the EPSON Installation Program dialog box does not appear, double-click the MY Computer icon. Click the CD-ROM icon, then select Open from the File menu. Then double-click Setup.exe.
Step 3: Welcome dialog box appears. Click Next. Step 4: Then follow the on-screen instructions until the software is installed. When a message appears
informing you that installation is complete, click Finish.
Though I followed the above steps the installation was not successful. What should I do?
If all of the above actions fail, then there are five possibilities: Causes There's something wrong with the Windows 95 system in your PC. There is a hardware conflict. Disk space error (insufficient) RAM error (Too tiny RAM to run Setup) Solution Format the hard drive and install Windows 98. Windows 98 has much better compatibility to support USB. There is no solution unless you repair the hardware. Clear the Disk or choose another Disk which has enough space. See System requirements. Add RAM or appoint enough virtual RAM. See to System requirement.
During installation scanner was not found?
Please make sure to move the lock switch located at the bottom of the scanner. If you are sure the lock is already moved, check the scanner as follows: Power on the scanner. The white lamp inside the imaging carriage should come on. The imaging carriage moves forward a little and back. During the movement of the imaging carriage, the light indicator (green or red) at the front of the scanner blinks for about 15 seconds. Then, the indicator should stay lit. If the indicator blinks periodically, then the scanner is out of order. And: Is the USB port in your PC active? Windows supports USB, but please make sure to activate the USB ports from the BIOS. If "Universal serial bus controller" is shown under "Start -> Setting -> Control Panel -> System -> Device Manager", the scanner will be installed successfully.
Can I setup EPSON Scan Tool in Windows NT?
No, because Windows NT does not support USB. Please read System Requirements carefully before installation.
There's something wrong with my scanner after I have connected a USB CD-RW. What should I do?
If the problem happened after you set up the USB CD-RW, then an unknown software conflict may have happened. Try to disconnect the USB CD-RW and re-install the program.

Troubles in starting EPSON Scan Tool
Why cant I start up EPSON Scan Tool?
As for our experience, we list out possible causes and solutions: Cause Installation is blocked or bothered accidentally File is destroyed Shortcut is changed Pirated software Solution Uninstall it or delete all files manually, then reinstall it. Copy intact file or do as above Redefine shortcut's path Purchase authorized software
Why the procedure to start EPSON Scan Tool is too slow?
RAM and virtual RAM are very important to image processing program, EPSON Scan Tool need large RAM to undertake complete image processing. It is better for you to equip the computer with more than 128MB RAM. We urge you to close other programs before open EPSON Scan Tool, so that its speed will be fast.
I've been using my scanner for a while with no problems, but recently something strange occurred and my system locked up. Now every time I try to acquire the scanner, I can't find it. Sometimes I get into EPSON Scan Tool and the crop box and the select box will not move.
EPSON Scan Tool stores your last settings in its resource file. If your computer locks up while you are using the scanner, it's possible for these settings to have been corrupted. Try holding down the Alt key when you Acquire EPSON Scan Tool. This will reset the defaults in our software and you will be able to use it. If you still cannot get into your software, simply reload EPSON Scan Tool software from the original disk.
How to set scanner as one can be used by all users in Windows2000?
During the installation of the scanner driver, the installer will modify some system files, and only "Administrator" is authorized to do so in Windows 2000. Please follow step to authorize all user to access the scanner: Click "Start -> Settings ->Control Panel -> System" Click "User Profiles -> Copy to" Click "Everyone -> OK"
Where do the files go, after finishing "Scan to File", "Scan to Printer"?
After activating the "Scan to File", "Scan to Printer" operation, the files are sent to the appropriate application, such as Microsoft Word. But if something goes wrong during transfer, you can retrieve the files in a temporary folder: c:\windows\temp\. See File's default settings.

Operation problems

Interface Display

Scanning
Scanner type Photoelectric device Effective pixels Document size Scanning resolution Output resolution Color separation Zoom Image data Brightness Line Art settings Gamma correction Color correction Interface Light source Reliability Dimensions Weight Flatbed, color Color CCD line sensor 5056 x 6960 pixels at 600 dpi, 100% 214 x 294 mm (8.4 x 11.57 inches) 600 dpi (main scan) 1200 dpi (sub scan) 50 dpi to 9600 dpi RGB color filters on CCD 10 to 3200% 16 bits per pixel per color internal 8 bits per pixel per color external Gamma correction controls Brightness Density level 1 to 10 Threshold Range 0 to 255 Tone adjustment by Gamma control tool Monitor (sRGB, user setting) Printer (user setting) Device profile USB (Type B Receptacle Connector) White cold cathode fluorescent lamp 30,000 cycles of carriage movements (main unit MCBF) Width: 278 mm (10.9 inches) Depth: 432 mm (17.0 inches) Height: 80 mm (3.1 inches) Approx. 4.0 kg (8.8 lb)

Electrical

Electric Character of AC Adapter: Input voltage range Rated frequency Rated current Power consumption Output Voltage Rating Output Current Rating 230 V 10%, 240 V 10% 50 Hz 0.15 A Approx.25 W (operating) Approx. 7.5 W (stand-by) 16 V 0.9 A
Note: Check the label on the back of the scanner for voltage information.

Environmental

Temperature: Operation Storage Humidity: Operation Storage Operating conditions: 10 to 35 C (50 to 95 F) -25 to 55 C (-13 to 131 F) 20 to 85%, without condensation 20 to 85%, without condensation Ordinary office or home conditions. Extreme dust should be avoided. Operation under direct sunlight or near a strong light source should be avoided.
Note: Specifications are subject to change without notice.

Standards and Approvals

European model: EMC Directive 89/336/EEC EN 55022 EN 55024

USB Interface

Interface type: Electrical standard: Connector type: Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 1.1 Full Speed mode(12 Mbit/s) and High Speed mode (480 Mbit/s) of Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0. One receptacle (Type B)

Initialization Methods

The scanner can be initialized (returned to a fixed set of conditions) in the following ways: Hardware initialization The AC adapter is plugged in. The USB cable is unplugged from the USB port on the scanner.

Appendix

Copyrights
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein. 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 the purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION and its affiliates shall not be liable against 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.

Trademarks

EPSON is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States of America and other countries. Adobe and Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright 2002 by SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Nagano, Japan.

How to install EPSON Scanner on LINUX?

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INTRODUCTION
There are two possibilities to use and install EPSON Scanner on LINUX : Install EPSON Image Scan! For Linux Install other backends that support EPSON Scanners
Image Scan! For Linux is a software that provides Graphical User Interface for scanning with your EPSON Scanner. It includes the driver called backend (epkowa) and the graphical interface which enables you to scan in black & white. In this manual we will show how to install and troubleshoot your EPSON Scanner on Linux. Image Scan! For Linux provides the following licenses: GNU General Public License GNU Lesser General Public License EPSON KOWA Public License

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1) Supported Scanners with Image Scan! For Linux
Here is the list of supported scanners in Image Scan! For Linux. For the latest updates please check the following link : http://www.epkowa.co.jp/english/linux_e/dl_scan.html
The list of supported scanners Perfection 610 Perfection 1200U Perfection 640U Perfection 1200U PHOTO Perfection 1250 PHOTO Perfection 1640SU Perfection 1650 PHOTO Perfection 2450 PHOTO Perfection 4870 PHOTO Expression 1640XL GT-15000 Perfection 1200S Perfection 1240U

Perfection 1250

Perfection 1260 Perfection 1640SU PHOTO Perfection 1660 PHOTO

Perfection 1260 PHOTO

Perfection 1650

Perfection2400 PHOTO

Perfection 3170 PHOTO
Perfection 3200 PHOTO Expression 1680 GT-10000+
Expression 1600 GT-10000 GT-30000

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2) Installing Image Scan! For Linux
In this section we will explain how to install Image Scan! For Linux.
You have to install SANE Package before going on with installation steps. Find more information on SANE on http://www.sane-project.org SANE package are included also in your Linux distribution and can be installed from installation CD Steps 1) Make sure you have SANE packages installed You check if you have SANE packages installed by the following command: $ rpm qa grep sane 2) If SANE is installed you can check the installed version by the following command: $ sane-config --version
The minimum required sane version is 1.0.3 or later. The current one is 1.0.13 which is required for some scanners that do not work with Epson backend for instance: Perfection 1670 works only with snapscan backend. 3) If SANE is not installed download the packages or the source file from www.saneproject.org or install it from the CD 4) Download Iscan Software from EPSON KOWA (http://www.epkowa.co.jp/english/linux_e/index.html) You can download either rpm package or source file which needs to be compiled. We recommend to install it with rpm package. Type the following command when download finished: $ rpm ivh iscan-1.8-2.i386.rpm the version number (1.8-2.i386) can change. This is just an example.

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5) If an old version of Iscan is installed you may update the existing version by doing: $ rpm U iscan-1.8-2.i386.rpm
You may encounter some problems during the iscan installation. Please refer to the sections hereafter for troubleshooting your scanner installation and see if your scanner is supported on Linux! It is possible that some dependency errors occur during the software installation. In that case try to satisfy the dependencies by installing all packages. If it is really impossible to install by rpm for any reason try to install with the source code. 1) Download iscan source code 2) Unzip it $ gzip d iscan.tar.gz $ tar xvf iscan.tar 3) do configure $ cd /to/directory/where/you/unzipped $./configure $ make $ make install

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3) Uninstalling Image Scan! For Linux
If you want to uninstall Image Scan! For Linux you can do it with the following command: $ rpm e iscan
If you encounter some problems during removal process you may use --nodeps option and try to remove the package

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4) Starting Image Scan! For Linux
Before proceeding make sure the following steps are followed: 1) 2) 3) 4) You plugged-in your scanner and its on Your scanner is ready and operational Iscan has been installed and is working All steps described in previous sections are completed

Now, you can start Iscan: From the command line do: $ iscan If your scanner is correctly detected you should see the following screen:
If your scanner is not detected and you have the message: Scanner not found please refer to the Troubleshooting section.

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5) Scanning with Image Scan! For Linux
Now, you can start scanning. You can choose your destination file or Printer and do Preview.
If some EPSON Scanners are not supported by Image Scan it does not mean they are not working on Linux. They may work with other backends.

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You can adjust many settings with Image Scan!

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6) Network Scanning
It is possible to scan over network with Sane and Iscan for Linux. First step You need to configure on the servers side the clients that are allowed to scan via network: For instance to add a client from 172.17.79.100 edit the file: /etc/sane.d/saned.conf and put: scan-client 172.17.79.100
You can have more information on saned.conf by using man pages! It is necessary to uncomment the line epkowa in /etc/sane.d/dll.conf! Second step You need to configure the client. Uncomment two lines in /etc/sane.d/dll.conf net epkowa #needed by iscan
and put the servers IP address in /etc/sane.d/net.conf file for instance: scan-server 172.17.79.200

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Third step It is necessary to check /etc/services file on the clients side and see if the line: Sane 6566/tcp # SANE network scanner daemon Is present. On the servers side, the same check should be done. The line: sane stream tcp nowait root.root /usr/sbin/saned saned should be present in /etc/inetd.conf then, restart the inetd : $ /etc/init.d//inetd restart
These steps should be done by Image Scan! However, you can check if all lines are present in case of troubles.

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7) Troubleshooting Scanner installation and FAQs

I) Troubleshooting

What to do if your scanner does not work? Here are some points to check in order to try to find out why the scanner does not work. First, check if your scanner is supported or not with Image Scan! If it is supported then see if you have correct SANE packages installed on your system and that all requirements are filled in If your EPSON Scanner is not supported please see the section Supported Scanners on LINUX at the end of this document.

The list is updated on www.sane-project.org Please consult it for latest updates as well as the list of supported Scanners by Image Scan! see EPSON Kowa web site for the latest updates
try the following command to see if your scanner is recognized by the system:
$ sane-find-scanner This will report you if your scanner has been found or not. The result should be: found USB scanner (vendor=0x04b8, product=0x011b) at /deb/usb/scanner0 If your scanner has not been found, you can check the content of the system file:
$ cat /proc/bus/usb/devices Try to identify the lines (for example): P: Vendor=04b8 ProID=011b Rev=1.00 S: Manufacturer=EPSON S: Product=EPSON Scanner

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You can also try to see if scanner module is loaded into your system:
$ lsmod Module scanner radeon Size Used by Not tainted
If your scanner is not loaded you can try to load it into the memory by the following command:
(this is an example for Perfection 2400 Photo) $ modprobe scanner vendor=0x04b8 product=0x011b Another possibility is to check the log files
$ dmesg this will give you some information on buses, general system information/errors. It can be very useful to see system logs and messages issued during the system power on. All SANE configuration files are stored in /etc/sane.d/
You will see many files in this directory corresponding to different manufacturers. Check files corresponding to EPSON Scanners: epkowa.conf and epson.conf and be sure The right setting are checked/unchecked inside. For instance, if you have USB Scanner make sure the line scsi EPSON in epkowa.conf is commented otherwise, the driver will try to get information from SCSI bus.The same for epson.conf Another important file is dll.conf which contains the list of all drivers supported by SANE. You can comment those you are not using.
If you are using Network scanning option do not comment net line!

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II) Frequently Asked Questions
This section describes some practical cases of Scanner installation failure. We will show some concrete examples of how to install EPSON devices on Linux.
a) How to install the Epson Cx3200 device without recompiling the whole kernel under Linux?

Description : You can have some problems if trying to install Epson Cx3200 on Linux system and recompiling the kernel which is necessary to install Cx3200. To avoid this you can install Epson Cx3200 without recompiling the whole kernel under Linux. Countermeasure: Become root or su and edit "/usr/src/linux-2.4.19-16mdk/drivers/usb/scanner.c" as follows: find the lines: if (dev->config[0].bNumInterfaces != 1) { info("probe_scanner: Only one device interface is supported."); return NULL; } and make the lines inactive as shown below. /* * * * */ if (dev->config[0].bNumInterfaces != 1) { info("probe_scanner: Only one device interface is supported."); return NULL; }
*After this create a new directory to a place of your choice i.e: "/usr/src/modules" *copy "/usr/src/<kernelversion>/drivers/usb/scanner.c" and "/usr/src/<kernelversion>/drivers/usb/scanner.h" to the above mentioned directory. *Then compile a new module as follows, ofcourse as root: "gcc -DMODULE -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -include /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h -c scanner.c" this will result in a "scanner.o" file. Page Number: 14
Copy this file to "/lib/modules/2.4.19-16mdk/kernel/drivers/usb" Do a "rmmod scanner" as root. If the modules are compressed and look like "scanner.o.gz" then remove the original file and create with gnozip or ark a new archive file "scanner.o.gz" and add the "scanner.o" to it. Another example: *After this is finished insert the new module with: "modprobe scanner vendor=0x04b8 product=0x0802" This should be enough to get the scanner up if you then select the scanner of choice. In this case Epson perfection 1200U (for another scanner change product id!)

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b) Automate scanner recognition on Linux
Description : After getting your scanner to work on Linux it could be very annoying to enter modprobe command every time you reboot. Modprobe is used to load a set of modules, either a single module, a stack of dependent modules, or all modules that are marked with a specified tag. You have to do the following steps: In /etc/modules.conf file you have to add the following line: options scanner vendor=0x04b8 product=0x010f (0x04b8=EPSON and 0x010f= Perfection 1260 Photo) in the file /etc/init.d/boot.local you have to add the following line: modprobe scanner Now, your scanner should be loaded automatically every time you reboot.

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c) How to install Epson Perfection 1260 on DEBIAN Linux distribution and make it work with iscan (Epson scanning tool) ?
Description: Iscan is Epson scanning tool that permits you to use Epson scanners on LINUX. In DEBIAN Linux distribution (version 3.0, kernel 2.4.18) Epson Perfection 1260 is not supported by default and its configuration needs to be included in Linux environment in order to be fully supported.

Countermeasure:

Here are the steps you have to do in order to make it work : First step is to install iscan tool on Debian and modify some settings: Download iscan-x.x.x-x.i386.rpm , not the source tarball. Now transform rpm package to debian package with alien command: 2.) alien -d iscan-x.x.x-x.i386.rpm you can install the package with dpkg command 3.) dpkg -i iscan-x.x.x-x.i386.deb (the resulting deb file from step 2) 4.) cd /usr/lib/sane 5.) (as root) rm libsane-epson.so libsane-epson.so.1 (these are symbolic links) the library links need to be modified:
6.) (as root) ln -s libsane-epsonkw.so.1.0.6 libsane-epson.so 7.) (as root) ln -s libsane-epsonkw.so.1.0.6 libsane-epson.so.1 8.) (as root) echo "libsane hold" | dpkg --set-selections (to prevent overwrite by future upgrades) this is an optional command 9.) (as root) ln -s /usr/bin/iscan /usr/lib/gimp/1.2/plug-ins/ (to use iscan from within the gimp) Second step is to change kernel declaration which includes Perfection 1260 :
1) Do all steps as described previously 2) You'll have to recompile your kernel in order to make it work - First thing is to install kernel sources 2.4.18 if they are already installed they should be in /usr/src/

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3) In /usr/src/your_kernel_sources/scanner.h add the following line where all EPSON scanners are declared: { USB_DEVICE(0x04b8, 0x011d) }, /* Perfection 1260 Photo */ 3) do cd /usr/src/your_kernel_sources 4) make xconfig - just press save and exit 5) make dep (to build all dependencies) 6) make modules (to build modules) 7) make modules_install ( to install modules) 8) reboot 9) type modprobe scanner vendor=0x04b8 product=0x011d (vendor id 0x04b8 = EPSON, and product id 0x011d = Perfection 1260) * modprobe command is used for loading modules.

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d) How to make work Perfection 1250 on Debian Linux version 3.0r0?
Description: If you try to use Epson Perfection scanner on Debian Linux version 3.0r0 it will not work. The following message will be send: Cant send a command to scanner Solution: You need to recompile the kernel in order to make it work: 1) Go to your kernel sources directory in /usr/src/your_kernel_sources/drivers/usb/ 2) Add the following line to scanner.h file:

{ USB_DEVICE(0x04b8, 0x010f) }, /* Perfection 1250 */
Then, recompile the modules with the command: $ make modules $ make modules_install you can reboot and the launch iscan tool or you can do modprobe scanner vendor=0x04b8 product=0x010f

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e) Why iscan, scanning tool does not want to start on my LINUX : Xlib connection to 0:0 refused by server?
If you want to use iscan, scanning tool for LINUX and you are trying to execute it you may have the following message on your machine:
root#> iscan Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: No protocol specified Gtk-WARNING **. CAN NOT DISPLAY: :0.0
Solution The Xlib message regarding the display :0.0 is because you don't have the authority to connect to the X dsplay ( Windows display daemon) --not even being root. You can allow local connections by saying xhost +local: as the user owning the display. After this, you will be able to use iscan without any problem.

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f) Why I got an error message on iscan-1.5.2 on Suse 7.3: Could not send command with EPSON 1240U scanner?

Description:

Download iscan-1.5.2 source for gcc 2.9.x. Compiling iscan you shouldnt have any problems. But starting iscan it only shows "Could not send command to scanner". The file "/etc/sane.de/epson.conf" contains "usb /dev/usb/scanner0". Mode of this file is 777. lsmod shows scanner-module loaded correctly. The scanner is a 1240U. The file "/etc/sane.d/dll.conf" contains one line with "epson" in it.

Solution

You have to add word epkowa in the file /etc/sane.d/dll.conf in order to get it working.

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g) How to install Perfection 1670 and make it work on Red Hat 9?

Solution:

Here are the steps: 1) Uninstall current sane-backends (on RH9 it's 1.0.9) 2) Uninstall all sane packages related to 1.0.9 (this is not mandatory but better to have a clean system) 3) Download from www.sane-project.org the 1.0.13 sane-backends version and compile it on your system doing: $./configure $ make $ make install You should have /usr/local/etc/sane.d directory created where all your backends are situated. Next step, is to comment all files in dll.conf by putting # in front of every line. (if you don't wont to type everything you can do with vi :1,$ s/^/#/ this will replace all first spaces with # character) Next step is to extract a bin file from the driver. This is necessary for snapscan backend, which is the only one that supports this scanner. You have to place it somewhere on your system and configure your snapscan.conf file to point to that bin file (the bin file is included in the Windows driver of Perfection 1670 scanner ESFW30.bin install Scanner driver on Windows and search for ESF30.bin file) You have also to change snapscan.conf file: ** Uncomment line /dev/usb/scanner0 Finally, you can try for instance (after installing the latest sane-frontends) : $ xscanimage

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h) How to install Perfection 1670 and make it work on Suse?

Here is the procedure:

1) Uninstall Sane 1.08 + XSANE packages $ rpm -e xsane-x.x.x. $ rpm -e sane-x.x.x. 2) Install Sane backends 1.0.13 ftp://ftp.de.mostang.com/pub/sane/sane-backends-1.0.13/sane-backends-1.0.13.tar.gz then compile: $ gzip -d sane-backends-1.0.13.tar.gz $ tar xvf sane-backends-1.0.13.tar $./configure $ make $ make install 3) Comment all lines in 'dll.conf' file in /usr/local/etc/sane.d directory You should have /usr/local/etc/sane.d directory created where all your backends are situated. Next step, is to comment all files in dll.conf by putting # in front of every line. (if you don't wont to type everything do in vi :1,$ s/^/#/ this will replace all first spaces with # character) 4) Uncomment 'snapscan' line 5) Edit 'snapscan.conf' file in /usr/local/etc/sane.d directory Change line 'firmware /path/to.' TO 'firmware /temp/ESFW30.BIN' I send you this file. 6) Uncomment line "#/dev/usb/scanner0 bus=usb"

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Supported Scanners on LINUX
Here is the list of the supported EPSON scanners on Linux. This can be found on www.sane-project.org
Backend = driver Status = good/untested/complete/unsupported You will find in comment column some remarks concerning the scanner

Interface

Status good untested untested good good good good complete complete
Comment US version of GT-5000
Backend Manpage epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32) saneepson saneepson saneepson saneepson saneepson saneepson saneepson saneepson saneepson saneepson
Actionscanner Parport II CX-3200 CX-5200 ES-300C ES-600C ES-1200C ES-8500 Expression 636 Expression 800 Expression 1600 USB USB SCSI Parport Parport Parport SCSI SCSI SCSI SCSI USB IEEE1394 SCSI USB IEEE1394
US version of GT-6000 US version of GT-6500 US version of GT-9000
epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32)

US version of GT-9500

epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32)

complete

Expression 1680

epson (0.2.32)

saneepson

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FilmScan 200 GT-5000 GT-5500 GT-6000 GT-6500 GT-7000 GT-8000 Perfection 600 Perfection 610 Perfection 636S Perfection 636U Perfection 640 Perfection 660 Perfection 1200Photo Perfection 1200S Perfection 1200U Perfection 1240 Perfection 1250 Perfection 1250Photo Perfection 1260 Perfection 1260Photo
SCSI Parport SCSI SCSI Parport Parport SCSI SCSI SCSI USB SCSI USB USB USB USB SCSI USB SCSI USB USB USB USB USB
A better backend for the FilmScan unsupported 200 can be found at http://www.vjet.demon.co.uk/scanner/ good good good good good good good complete complete complete complete good complete complete complete complete complete good complete good TPA scans not perfect TPA scans not perfect with TPU US version of GT-7000 OK, SCSI-ID=EPSON Perfection600
epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32) umax (1.0-40) epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32) SnapScan (1.4) epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32) plustek (0.46) plustek (0.46) plustek (0.46) plustek (0.46)
saneepson saneepson saneepson saneepson saneepson saneepson saneepson saneumax saneepson saneepson saneepson saneepson sanesnapscan saneepson saneepson saneepson saneepson saneplustek saneplustek saneplustek saneplustek

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Perfection 1640 Perfection 1650 Perfection 1660 Perfection 1670 Perfection 2400 Perfection 2450
SCSI USB USB USB USB USB USB IEEE1394
complete complete complete basic complete complete
epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32) SnapScan (1.4) epson (0.2.32) epson (0.2.32)
saneepson saneepson saneepson sanesnapscan saneepson saneepson
Perfection 3170 Perfection 3200
Probably unsupported. Support is unsupported planned by the (external) epkowa unsupported backend. Seems to neither use Epson (2003-1115) nor Benq protocol. Details appreciated. complete US version of the GT-9800 epson (0.2.32)

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