Epson Perfection 636 Software Manual

After you set up and connect your scanner as described in the Scanner Basics book, follow the steps in this booklet to install the scanner software and creative software on a Windows 98 system. Do not follow the steps in the book. If You’re Running Windows 98 . . . Depending on how your computer system was originally set up, you may be asked to insert your Windows 98 operating system CD-ROM during scanner installation. Please have your Windows CD-ROM handy in case you need it. Note: If the Startup window opens at any time while you’re following these steps, click the close box in the upper right corner to close it. 1. Turn on your scanner first; then turn on your computer. A screen appears saying that your system has detected new hardware. The software for the SCSI board (SCSI controller) is automatically installed. Then you must install the scanner software. Note: If your system doesn’t automatically detect the SCSI board, see page 68 of the Scanner Basics book for troubleshooting help. If the following dialog box appears, click Cancel and continue with step 2. Click Cancel 1

Cancel. If you have any other problems, see page 68 of your Scanner Basics book for troubleshooting solutions. 2. Insert the scanner CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. The EPSON screen appears, followed by the License Agreement. Read the agreement, then click AGREE to continue. Note: If the CD-ROM doesn’t start automatically, click Start, Run, and type D:\EPSON (where D is your CD-ROM drive letter). Then click OK. 3. When the Setup reminder screen appears, verify you’ve installed the hardware correctly, then click Yes. 4. When the Scanner Software Installation screen appears, click Install. The LaserSoft Scan Software for EPSON Perfection 636 is installed first. Follow the instructions on screen to install the software. When that installation is complete, EPSON TWAIN is installed (you won’t see any activity on screen). 5. After the software is installed, you must restart your computer when prompted. Be sure to leave the CD-ROM in the drive. After you restart, you see this prompt. Click OK. 6. You see this dialog box asking you to provide the location of the EPSON TWAIN files on your CD-ROM. Click Browse. Click Browse 2

the Drives pull-down list. In the Folders box, click the twain folder and then click the win98 folder. When the folder path reads d:\twain\win98 (where d is your CD-ROM drive letter), click OK. 8. You see the New Hardware Found dialog box asking for the location of an .inf file. Make sure the Copy files from box shows d:\twain\win98 (where d is your CD-ROM drive letter). Then click OK. 9. You see the EPSON TWAIN 3 Setup window. Note: If you don’t see the EPSON TWAIN 3 Setup window, it may be behind the Main Menu screen. Hold down the Alt key and press Tab to move the window to the front. Make sure that SCSI is selected in the Interface pull-down list and Perfection 636 appears in the Port Id list. (If not, see page 68 of the Scanner Basics book for troubleshooting instructions.) 10. Place a document face down on the scanner’s document table glass. 11. Click Test to check the connection. The scanner scans the document and if everything is properly installed and connected, an image appears in the window. Select the twain\win98 folder Select your CD-ROM drive letter 3

The Screen Calibration window appears. You must calibrate your screen and scanner to reproduce images closely matching the originals. 13. Move the slider in the Screen Calibration window to the right or left until the shades of the horizontal gray stripes appear similar. View the screen from a short distance. The gray stripes will not perfectly blend together; however, try to make the two tones match as closely as possible. 14. Click OK to register the calibration setting. Installing the Creative Software with Windows 98 1. To install the creative software that came on your scanner CD-ROM, click Start and Run. At the prompt, type D:\EPSON (where D is your CD-ROM drive letter) and click OK. 2. After a moment, you see the EPSON installer Main Menu. Click Creative Software, select the software you want to install, and click Install. 3. Follow the instructions on screen and in “Install the Creative Software” beginning on page 28 of your Scanner Basics book. Note: Some of the creative software installers require you to restart your system. To return to the EPSON installer, repeat the steps above. EPSON is a registered trademark of SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION. Perfection is a trademark of Epson America, Inc. General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. Copyright © 1998 by Epson America, Inc. CPD 7661 Torrance, California, USA 10/98 4