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User’s
Guide
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paper feeder paper edge guide paper support document support top cover document edge guide output tray output tray extensions cleaning load/eject power front cover stop reduce/enlarge copy copy mode control panel ink cartridges thickness lever
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Copyright Notice 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. The information contained herein is designed only for use with this EPSON printer. EPSON is not responsible for any use of this information as applied to other printers. Neither SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION nor its
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Co Co Co Conten nten nten ntents ts ts ts C Print, Copy, and Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Welcome Special Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 About Your Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Getting More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Warnings, Cautions, Notes, and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Registering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Handling Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Printing Printing on Photo Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 2 Printing on Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Basic Printing with Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Basic Printing on a Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Printing with Special Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Enhancing Pho
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Starting Your Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Scanning on a Scanning a Photo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 4 Macintosh Scanning Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Configuring EPSON TWAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Working with Your Images in Presto! PageManager . . . . . . 91 Performing OCR on a Text Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Adding Ap
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Diagnosing Printer Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Solving Checking the Control Panel Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 7 Problems Running a Printer Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Problems and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Solving Problems Setting Up the EPSON Stylus Scan or Installing Its Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Solving Printing and Copying Problems . . . . . . . . . .
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We We We Wellllc c c come ome ome ome ® Your EPSON Stylus Scan 2000 is a color ink jet printer that W scans and copies too. It’s the perfect choice for home, office, or school. With EPSON’s award-winning ink jet technology, you can print anything from reports and letters to glossy photos and greeting cards. But that’s not all. You can scan your favorite snapshot, then print out as many copies as you like. You can even scan in a printed document, and then edit the text on your computer. W
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Print, Copy, and Scan If you’ve used a printer before, you know how to print with your EPSON Stylus Scan 2000. It works like any other computer printer. Using your EPSON Stylus Scan 2000 for quick copies is the same as using a photocopy machine: you insert a page, press a few buttons, and out comes your copy. When you want to use photos or original artwork in your creations, you first have to get them into your computer. That’s where your scanner comes in. You insert your original the sam
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Make sure you follow all the instructions on your Start Here sheet to set up your EPSON Stylus Scan 2000 and install its software. Before you use it, turn to Chapter 8 in this guide for information about system and location requirements, year 2000 readiness, and safety. Special Features Your EPSON Stylus Scan 2000 and software make it easy to do specialized projects using these features: W ■ Photo Print (Windows only) You can make extra prints of your favorite photos, starting with an actu
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About Your Software Your software is what allows your EPSON Stylus Scan 2000 to print and scan. Make sure you follow the instructions on the Start Here sheet to install the software. The EPSON Stylus Scan 2000 Software CD-ROM contains the following: ■ Your printer driver and scanner driver Work behind the scenes to let you print and scan. You can directly access the printer driver and scanner (TWAIN) driver if you want to experiment with advanced settings. Even if you don’t, your drivers o
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■ eFax Internet fax service provided by eFax.com, which lets you receive faxes through your e-mail. For instructions on installing and using eFax, see page 104. On a separate CD-ROM, you’ll find: ® ■ Adobe PhotoDeluxe Image-editing software for enhancing your scanned photos, adding special effects, and creating projects like web pages, business cards, and calendars. Getting More Information There are lots of ways to get help and instructions for your EPSON Stylus Scan 2000. Besides this boo
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■ Electronic Documents Several of the software programs that came with your EPSON Stylus Scan 2000 include electronic manuals in the Adobe Acrobat PDF format. You’ll find manuals for the EPSON Smart Panel and WinFax (Windows) or Presto! PageManager for EPSON (Macintosh). You can also view the Getting Started Guide for Adobe PhotoDeluxe on the PhotoDeluxe CD-ROM. See page 17 for instructions on reading your Acrobat manuals. If you’ve checked this guide, the on-screen help, and the electro
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Using the EPSON Smart Panel Click if you need help with any Smart Panel feature. W You can use the Smart Panel for all types of scanning, as well as high-quality copying and photo printing (Windows only). Make sure you’ve installed your EPSON Smart Panel software, following the instructions on the Start Here sheet. Once it’s installed, you’ll see an icon on the right side of your Windows taskbar at the bottom of your screen. Click to open the Smart Panel. Click an icon on the panel to
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Copy Utility Click to display online help. Click here to make precise adjustments to the size of the output image. Click to start copying. Click to stop copying in progress. Click to make custom settings. Click to close the Copy Utility. You use the control panel on your computer screen to make copies of printed pages or photos, with customized settings for the highest quality. When you make copies without your computer, you can only use plain paper. With the Smart Panel Copy Utilit
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Scan to Fax Click the speed-dial buttons, or . . . Click the numbers on the keypad to dial. Then click the Start button. You can use a virtual “fax machine” on your computer screen to send photos or text with your modem. First you feed in a page or photo, then enter the fax number by clicking the keypad on your screen. You can also receive faxes and have them print out automatically. Scan to E-mail If you have a modem and e-mail service, you can use your EPSON Stylus Scan to send photos
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Scan to OCR Optical character recognition, or OCR, converts a scanned image into text that you can edit in a word processing program. The Smart Panel Scan to OCR utility makes it easy for you to do all the steps in this process: ■ Scan the document. ■ Process and “clean up” the text, using a window like this: If you scanned more than one page, click here to display Edit your the one you text here. want to edit. Click to enlarge or reduce the view. This window shows a close-up of t
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Photo Print The Photo Print utility gives you an easy way to reprint your favorite pictures in any size you want. You can scan in your photos and then print them on EPSON “snapshot-size” photo paper or cards. Using full-size sheets of photo paper lets you create enlargements or collages combining several prints on one sheet. After you scan or open your images, you see a window like this, where you can select the layout for printing: Different layouts are available for different paper si
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Scan to Application After you scan, this utility automatically opens the scanned image in any supported application program on your computer. You can select the program you want to use and the file format for the scanned image, using this window: Click here to add more applications. 12 Welcome
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Scan for Creativity This utility lets you scan an image and then use it with any of 25 different projects—including calendars, cards, labels, and web pages. Click here to display 9 more projects. Then it automatically sends your image or images to PhotoDeluxe Business Edition, which guides you through the steps to create your project. For instructions on using the Smart Panel features, see the chapter in this manual corresponding to the feature you want. If you need more information, see
