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fcc.fm5 Page 1 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:39 PM FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT FOR CANADIAN USERS FOR AMERICAN USERS This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
phpfm.fm5 Page 2 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:59 PM IMPORTANT NOTICE DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY Epson America makes no representations or warranties, either express or implied, by or with respect to anything in this manual, and shall not be liable for any implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or for any indirect, special, or consequential damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages, so this exclusion may not apply to you.
php.toc Page i Monday, July 8, 1996 3:02 PM Table of Contents Introduction PhotoPlus Features System Requirements About This Guide Where to Get Help Software Support Electronic Support Services Registration Safety Instructions 2 2 3 4 4 4 6 6 1. Getting Started Getting to Know Your PhotoPlus Scanner Setting Up Your PhotoPlus Scanner Installing Your Fun Pak Software Suite 1-1 1-2 1-4 2.
php.toc Page ii Monday, July 8, 1996 3:02 PM Resizing Resizing a Selection Resizing an Image Rotating Rotating a Selection Rotating an Entire Image Flipping an Image or Selection Converting Image Types 3-9 3-9 3-10 3-11 3-11 3-12 3-12 3-13 4. Enhancing: Playing with Your Images Adjusting Brightness and Contrast Adjusting Hue and Saturation Setting Tone Adjustment Sharpening Blurring Using Special Effects 4-2 4-3 4-4 4-5 4-6 4-7 5.
php.toc Page iii Monday, July 8, 1996 3:02 PM 9. Pro Scanning: More Things You Can Do Setting the Software for Hand Scanning Capturing the Image by Hand Scanning Stitching Two Images Together 9-1 9-2 9-4 10. Maintenance and Troubleshooting Caring for PhotoPlus Solving Scanner and System Problems Solving Image Problems 10-1 10-2 10-4 A.
php_int.fm5 Page 1 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:04 PM 3 Introduction Y our new EPSON® PhotoPlusTM lets you add the excitement of color photos to anything you print. All you have to do is drop your photo in the scanner and press the start button. In less than a minute, your picture appears on the screen. The PhotoPlus Fun Pak includes all the software and other stuff you need to work and play with your pictures.
php_int.fm5 Page 2 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:04 PM PhotoPlus Features ❙ cards, banners, calendars, and much more Here’s what PhotoPlus can do for you: ❙ Automatically handles photographs, business cards, ❙ ❙ including interactive multimedia instructions, Automatically switches between a printer and scanner connected to the same port magnets, and special EPSON paper ❙ Scans and recognizes up to 16.
php_int.fm5 Page 3 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:04 PM ❙ ❙ Sound card and speakers (for the Magnet Kit only) ® Microsoft Windows 3.1 or Windows 95. About This Guide Chapter 1 identifies the parts of your PhotoPlus Chapter 6 introduces Print Artist and gets you started designing your own photo projects for work or play. Chapter 7 shows you how to use the multimedia Magnet Kit to design, print, and assemble 8 photo magnets. scanner, and shows you how to set it up and install the software.
php_int.fm5 Page 4 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:04 PM Where to Get Help If you purchased your PhotoPlus color photo scanner If you purchased your PhotoPlus color photo scanner in outside the United States or Canada, contact your the United States or Canada, EPSON provides customer EPSON dealer or the marketing location nearest you for support and service through a network of Authorized customer support and service. EPSON Customer Care Centers.
php_int.fm5 Page 5 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:04 PM World Wide Web Web EPSON Download Service If you are connected to the Internet and have a Web You can call the EPSON Download Service (BBS) at browser, you can access EPSON’s World Wide Web site (800) 442-2007. No membership is required. Make at http://www.epson.com. http://www.epson.
php_int.fm5 Page 6 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:04 PM To take advantage of this offer, call (800) 848-8199 in ❙ the United States and Canada and ask for representative #529. In other countries, call the Unplug the scanner before cleaning. Clean with a damp cloth only. Do not spill liquid on the scanner. ❙ Do not place the scanner on an unstable surface or following U.S. telephone number: (614) 529-1611, 529-1611 or your near a radiator or heat register. Do not store it in local CompuServe access number.
php_int.fm5 Page 7 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:04 PM ❙ Unplug the scanner and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions: If the power cord or plug is damaged; if liquid has entered the scanner; if the scanner has been dropped or the cabinet damaged; if the scanner does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct change in performance. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions.
php_1.fm5 Page 1 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:05 PM 1 Getting Started 1 T his chapter helps you get ready to use your PhotoPlus color photo scanner. It covers the following: ❙ Getting to know your PhotoPlus scanner ❙ Setting up your PhotoPlus scanner ❙ Installing your PhotoPlus Fun Pak software. scanner Before you start, make sure you have everything shown at the left.
php_1.fm5 Page 2 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:05 PM The edge guide helps you align your photo for base scanning. edge guide view window scanning guide start button The scanning guides show you how to position the scanner for hand scanning. The parallel connector lets you connect your printer and PhotoPlus scanner to the same computer port. scanning head cable clip The power adapter lets you plug your PhotoPlus into an electric outlet.
php_1.fm5 Page 3 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:05 PM : NOTE If you connect your printer and PhotoPlus scanner to the same parallel port computer port, make sure the printer is turned on when you scan. 1 1 PhotoPlus parallel connector If you have a printer connected to your computer’s parallel port, unplug it. 2 Plug the PhotoPlus parallel connector into your 3 Plug the power adapter into the power socket on the computer’s parallel port as shown to the right, and PhotoPlus parallel connector.
php_1.fm5 Page 4 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:05 PM 4 If you want to connect your printer and PhotoPlus Installing Your Fun Pak Software Suite scanner to the same port, plug the printer cable into The PhotoPlus Fun Pak provides everything you need to the PhotoPlus parallel connector as shown and get creative with scanned images. A single CD-ROM tighten the screws. includes these four software applications: EPSON PhotoPlus 2.0 software, Sierra Print Artist 3.
php_1.fm5 Page 5 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:05 PM 5 Make sure PhotoPlus is checked, along with the other applications you want to install. 6 Click Install. 7 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete 1 the installation. Make sure you wait while each program is installed and respond to the prompts as they appear. NOTE Don’t restart Windows until all the software programs have been installed.
php_2.fm5 Page 1 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:06 PM 2 Scanning and Other Basic Stuff P! H E Lake! I lost ! I miss J and buddy! d n ie fr my best B efore you can scan with PhotoPlus, you need to 2 start your software and choose a project. Then just scan, transfer, and print your image. This chapter covers the basics, including: e n on th rmatio ow.
php_2.fm5 Page 2 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:06 PM 2 Starting Your Scan If your printer and PhotoPlus scanner are plugged into Click the scan button. The Select Source dialog box appears: the same computer port, make sure your printer is turned on. Follow these steps to get started: 1 From the Windows 3.1 Program Manager, doubleclick the PhotoPlus icon. In Windows 95, click Start, point to Programs, and then point to PhotoPlus. Click the PhotoPlus icon.
php_2.fm5 Page 3 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:06 PM The PhotoPlus Scan window appears: Color Photo Gray Photo Business Custom Card Settings Scanning Your Picture Follow these steps: 1 Select one of the following scanning projects: ❙ Color Photo ❙ Gray Photo (or color photo that you want to scan in black and white) ❙ Business Card ❙ Custom Settings. (If you choose Custom, you see 2 a Scanner Setting dialog box. See page 2-6 for more information.
php_2.fm5 Page 4 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:06 PM 3 Place your picture on the scanner as shown below 6 Click Transfer to complete the scanning process. The and on the screen, either “head first” (for portrait PhotoPlus main screen, displays your image, as pictures) or with the top facing left (for landscape shown below: pictures): Menu bar Align your picture against the edge guide.
php_2.fm5 Page 5 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:06 PM For information about using all the PhotoPlus features available from the main work area, see Chapters 3, 4, and 5. 7 When you’re finished working with PhotoPlus, choose Exit from the File menu. PhotoPlus prompts 2 you to save any new or changed images. See page 2-8 for more information about saving your image.
php_2.fm5 Page 6 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:06 PM Adjusting Settings Click Custom ❙ (with no shades of gray). on the PhotoPlus Scan screen to display the Scanner Setting dialog box: Choose 1-bit Lineart for scanning line drawings 2 Choose the resolution. Selecting a higher resolution produces a larger file that is slow to process and takes up more space on your hard disk drive.
php_2.fm5 Page 7 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:06 PM ❙ ❙ If you plan to enlarge or crop an image, select a 5 Click Manually Control only if you’re using higher resolution; if you plan to reduce it, you PhotoPlus as a hand scanner. See Chapter 9 for can select a lower resolution. instructions on scanning by hand. For images that will be displayed only on the 6 Click OK when you’re finished. screen (in e-mail messages, for example, or on the World Wide Web), choose 100 to 200 DPI.
php_2.fm5 Page 8 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:06 PM 2 3 4 If you want to print a title or caption below the Saving an Image File File picture, type it in the Description box. To save an image you scanned, follow these steps: Enter the number of copies you want to print. (This 1 Click the Save button or choose Save As from option is available only if your printer supports it.) the File menu.
php_2.fm5 Page 9 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:06 PM 2 3 ❙ Choose the drive and directory where you want to TGA save the file, or leave it in the default location Targa files were originally designed for (C:\PHOTOPLS\PHOTOS). specialized hardware and software. Choose the file type. PhotoPlus lets you save in five file formats. Each format has a different internal structure and use: 4 Type a name for the file and click OK.
php_2.fm5 Page 10 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:06 PM 2 Select New Album and click OK. The Save New Click to see a different album or create new album. Album dialog box appears: 3 Type a name for the album and click OK. Working with Your Album After you start an album, you can use it any time you want to open one of your pictures or add more pictures. 1 To open your album, click the Album button or choose Open Album from the File menu.
php_2.fm5 Page 11 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:06 PM ❙ Click an image to select it. The Information box displays image file information. ❙ Double-click a thumbnail to open the image. ❙ To add pictures, click the Add button and choose the image or images you want. ❙ 2 Click the down arrow at the top of the screen to see a different album or create a new album. ❙ Click and drag a thumbnail to rearrange the images in the album. ❙ Click an image and click Del to remove it from the album.
php_3.fm5 Page 1 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:11 PM 3 Editing: Transforming Your Images nce you’ve scanned in your picture, the fun begins O with PhotoPlus. You can use cropping to change a group photo into an individual portrait, cut and paste from one image to another, or rotate your picture at any 3 angle you want.
php_3.fm5 Page 2 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:11 PM Opening Image Files In PhotoPlus, you can have several images open at the Click to open a different album. same time (depending on your computer’s memory), each in its own window. The window’s title bar is highlighted if it contains the active image (the one you’re currently working on). You can even open the same image in two windows; this lets you experiment while you keep the original picture in view.
php_3.fm5 Page 3 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:11 PM 2 3 If the picture you want to open is in a different Viewing Images and Image Information album, click the down arrow at the top of the screen To get a close-up look at part of your image, you can use and choose a different album. the Zoom tool or select the Zoom In command on the Double-click the thumbnail to open the image you View menu. You can also use the View menu to display want.
php_3.fm5 Page 4 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:11 PM 4 The image is magnified 2×. To decrease the magnification, click the right mouse button on the image. Continue clicking the right button to zoom out even more. Using the Zoom Commands Zoom tool Follow these steps to zoom from the menu: 1 Choose Zoom In or Zoom Out from the View menu. You see a list of magnification ratios: Level of magnification 3 Continue clicking to increase the magnification. You can increase it up to 16×.
php_3.fm5 Page 5 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:12 PM Viewing Your Image Image at Full Screen Click Histogram to display a graph like the one below: Choose Full Screen from the View menu to hide the desktop and display your image in the center of the ❙ Number of pixels screen against a black background. Click the left mouse button to magnify the image or the right button to reduce it. ❙ Press Enter to display another open image. ❙ Press Esc to return to the normal view.
php_3.fm5 Page 6 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:12 PM NOTE Selecting Part of Your Image When you enhance an image, change its size, or convert it to Selecting or masking a portion of your image allows you another file type, PhotoPlus shows your changes in the Image to make changes that affect only that portion. The rest Information box. The histogram reflects changes in brightness of the image isn’t affected.
php_3.fm5 Page 7 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:12 PM When you release the mouse button, an “animated” rectangle surrounds the selected area: NOTE After you select an area, you can use many of the PhotoPlus menu commands and tools to work on the area. For example, you can use the Crop, Resize, and Rotate tools. See pages 3-8 to 3-12 for more information about cropping, resizing, and rotating. ❙ To remove the selection mask, click anywhere outside of it, or press Del.
php_3.fm5 Page 8 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:12 PM ❙ To cancel all changes made to the selected area and ❙ Choose Paste Paste from the Edit menu to paste an image remove the selection mask, choose Discard from the from the Clipboard into the active image. You can Edit menu. But be careful! This works only while the drag the pasted area with your mouse if you want selection is “active.” to move it. ❙ Cutting, Copying, and Pasting Choose Paste As New to create a new file from an image on the Clipboard.
php_3.fm5 Page 9 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:12 PM Resizing You can use the Resize tool to enlarge or reduce a selected part of an image. Then you can use the resized area like any other selection—by cutting, copying, or pasting it, and so on. Resizing opens up lots of creative possibilities. To change the size of an entire image, use the Image Size command on the Edit menu. Resizing a Selection Follow these steps: Crop out background to focus on your subject. 3 1 Click the Resize tool.
php_3.fm5 Page 10 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:17 PM Resizing an Image 3 Enter new values for the size (in pixels) or When you change the size of an image, you have percentage of enlargement or reduction. For several choices to make: example, you would enter 300 to make the picture ❙ three times larger. You can keep the aspect ratio (height-to-width proportion) of the original or change it. ❙ You can set an exact size for the image’s height or width (or both) in pixels.
php_3.fm5 Page 11 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:17 PM The selected area “floats” on top of the original NOTE image; you can move it by clicking inside the To maintain image quality when printing, you should always selection and dragging with your mouse. increase the resolution when you enlarge an image. For example, if you scale a picture by 600 percent (make it six times larger), you should increase the resolution from 200 to 1200.
php_3.fm5 Page 12 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:17 PM Rotating an Entire Image You can use the Rotate command on the Edit menu to rotate either a selected area or an entire image. With this command, you can even set the exact degree of rotation. Follow these steps: 1 Choose Rotate from the Edit menu. The following list of choices appears: Drag the way you want to rotate your image. 3 Enter the exact degree of rotation in the box or drag the dial. 4 Click to select the exact degree of rotation you want.
php_3.fm5 Page 13 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:17 PM Follow these steps: Converting Image Types 1 Select the area you want to flip, or make sure no Converting images gives you the maximum flexibility area is selected if you want to flip the entire image. for editing, displaying, and printing your pictures. Keep in mind that changing an image’s data type is 2 3 Choose Flip from the Edit menu, and then select permanent and sometimes loses information; you Horizontally or Vertically.
php_3.fm5 Page 14 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:17 PM ❙ ❙ 8-bit grayscale 24-bit RGB True Color (over 16 million colors) This type of image provides the most accurate color a black-and-white photograph. You can use most and gives you the most options for editing and PhotoPlus tools and commands with grayscale enhancing in PhotoPlus. You can convert an images.
php_4.fm5 Page 1 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:19 PM 4 Enhancing: Playing with Your Images H ave you ever looked at a dark picture and wished you could “turn the lights up” a bit? Or fix the off- color skin tones you sometimes get when you take pictures indoors? With PhotoPlus software you can! And that’s just a start. Using your imagination and PhotoPlus special effects, you can turn an ordinary snapshot into 4 an original work of art.
php_4.fm5 Page 2 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:19 PM NOTE 2 Click the Brightness button or choose Brightness and Contrast from the Enhance menu. All the enhancement tools and menu options work in a similar The Brightness and Contrast dialog box appears: way. After you choose the tool or option you want to use, you see a dialog box that shows you small samples of your image before and after the enhancement.
php_4.fm5 Page 3 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:19 PM 4 5 Slide the Brightness control right to lighten the You can adjust the hue and saturation of a selected area image, or left to darken it. or an entire image. Follow these steps: Slide the Contrast control right to increase contrast, 1 or left to decrease it. 6 Select the area you want to change, or make sure no area is selected if you want to change the entire image. Click OK when you’re finished.
php_4.fm5 Page 4 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:19 PM 3 Slide the Hue control right or left to modify colors. Mapping curve shows changes in tone. Sliding it all the way to either side shifts the colors 180 degrees around the color wheel. 4 Slide the Saturation control right to increase Histogram shows overall brightness of image or selected area. intensity, or left to decrease it. 5 Click OK when you’re finished.
php_4.fm5 Page 5 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:20 PM 3 4 If you want to see a small area of your image Sharpening enlarged in the Before and After windows, click the You can use the Sharpen tool to give your image a more Pan Mode box. focused look, with harder edges. Follow these steps: Click Auto to have PhotoPlus make the tone 1 adjustment automatically. You see the mapping curve change to reflect the modified image.
php_4.fm5 Page 6 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:20 PM 3 If you want to see a small area of your image enlarged in the Before and After windows, click the Pan Mode box. 4 Slide the control to increase or decrease the sharpening effect. 5 Click OK when you’re finished. Blurring You can use the Blur tool to give your image a softer, less focused effect. Follow these steps: 1 Select the area you want to change, or make sure no area is selected if you want to change the entire image.
php_4.fm5 Page 7 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:20 PM Using Special Effects 6 PhotoPlus special effects let you transform your images. For even more unusual results, try combining two or You can create abstract or surrealistic art, design wild more of the effects listed below. Click OK when you’re finished. and colorful patterns, or turn portraits into zany caricatures. Go ahead and experiment—that’s the best way to learn about special effects.
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php_5.fm5 Page 1 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:23 PM 5 Projects: Fun Things You Can Do My Baseball Players P hotoPlus projects give you lots of ways to enjoy your scanned images. You can turn them into a slide show on your screen, with animated fades and dissolves between the pictures. Or install them as your Windows screen saver. You can use the PhotoPlus templates to create a customized calendar, with a picture and caption for each month, or “matted” pictures with text and professionally-designed borders.
php_5.fm5 Page 2 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:23 PM 2 Making a Slide Show want to use. You can turn any album into a slide show that you can share with friends and family. For instructions on how Click the down arrow and choose the album you 3 When you leave the Transition Effect box checked, to create an album, see page 2-9. PhotoPlus displays various fades and dissolves Follow these steps to turn your album into a slide show: between images.
php_5.fm5 Page 3 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:23 PM NOTE 7 your screen saver. If you need help creating a screen saver, see your Windows documentation. Click Test or Preview if you want to see a sample of 8 Click OK when the screen saver is set up the way you want. Follow these steps: Using the Matte Template 1 Open the Windows Control Panel. 2 If you’re using Windows 3.1, double-click Desktop. picture with personalized text. Choose from 8 attractive You see the Screen Saver box.
php_5.fm5 Page 4 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:23 PM The Template dialog box appears: 3 If your screen doesn’t display the image you want to use, double-click the gray rectangle or existing picture. A file selection dialog box appears. 4 Select your picture file and click OK. The image appears in the center of the page. 5 Choose the Portrait or Landscape page orientation. 6 Drag the slider if you want to change the size of the image.
php_5.fm5 Page 5 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:23 PM If you click one of the pattern names (such as NOTE Birthday Party or Sports), the pattern appears in the Your picture takes longer to print with a colored or patterned window, behind your picture. background. You’ll print faster and use less ink without a background. 3 To choose a color, select Color on the list of pattern names, and then click the Change Color button.
php_5.fm5 Page 6 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:23 PM 4 Click one of the basic or custom colors, or click Adding Text Define Custom Colors. (See your Windows You can add one or two blocks of text to your matted documentation for information about defining a picture, designed any way you want. Follow these steps: custom color.) 5 1 Click OK twice. The color you chose appears in the Double-click one of the text boxes. The Edit Text dialog box appears: Template window, behind your picture.
php_5.fm5 Page 7 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:25 PM The Select Font dialog box appears: 7 If you want two blocks of text on your page, repeat steps 1 to 6 for the other block of text. You can drag the text blocks around the screen to place them where you want. You can even have text printed over part of your picture if you like. Here’s what a finished matte template might look like on your screen: 4 Choose your font, style, size, color, and any effects you want.
php_5.fm5 Page 8 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:25 PM Printing Your Matted Picture When you finish designing your matted picture, you can print it. Follow these steps: 1 Follow these steps to get started: 1 2 Click Print. 3 When you’re finished, click Exit. image open, it appears in the window. 2 Click the down arrow to select Calendar, if it’s not already selected. While PhotoPlus is open, you can reuse the template with another image and background, and different text.
php_5.fm5 Page 9 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:25 PM 3 If the screen doesn’t display the image you want, double-click the gray rectangle or existing picture. A file selection dialog box appears. 4 PhotoPlus creates your calendar with opaque layers. The background is the bottom layer, your picture is the middle layer, Select your picture file and click OK. The image and the dates are the top layer. If you add text, it appears on appears in the center of the page. top of all the other layers.
php_5.fm5 Page 10 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:25 PM 3 4 Click the down arrows and select the month and Adding Text and Printing the Calendar year you want. When you finish designing the picture and dates, you Click Font. The Select Font dialog box appears, as shown on page 5-7. Choose your font, style, size, color, and any effects you want. The larger the font, the more space the dates occupy on the page. The Sample box shows you how your printed dates will look.
php_5.fm5 Page 11 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:25 PM You’re ready to print. 2 Enter the number of copies you want to print. (This option is available only if your printer supports it.) 3 Click Print. 4 Click Exit when you’re finished. When you’re ready for another creative project, you may want to try Print Artist (Chapter 6) or the PrintPaks Magnet Kit (Chapter 7). After you complete the first calendar page, you can continue with the next month and make a calendar for the whole year.
php_6.fm5 Page 1 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:27 PM 6 Print Artist: Designing with Style P rint Artist lets you combine pictures and text to create anything from a banner to a business card. The program comes with hundreds of ready-to use documents, “clip art” illustrations, and fonts that you can combine with your PhotoPlus images. You can customize graphic elements and lettering styles and even scan photos directly into Print Artist.
php_6.fm5 Page 2 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:27 PM Getting Started with Print Artist Print Artist is easy and fun to use. With a little practice, you may even discover some new talents in graphic design. Follow these steps to get started: 1 From the Windows 3.1 Program Manager, doubleclick the Print Artist icon in the Sierra group. In Windows 95, click Start, point to Programs, and then point to Sierra. Click the Print Artist icon. You see the Select Document Type screen, as shown to the right.
php_6.fm5 Page 3 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:27 PM You see a screen like the following: The three main categories give you three different starting points: Choose the “starting point” for your project. ❙ Choose one of the descriptive categories if you want to start with a predesigned layout. This is a great way to start if you’ve never designed a document before. Most document types have lots of attractive layouts to choose from.
php_6.fm5 Page 4 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:27 PM the text and graphics to create your own 2 personalized document. If you need more Click Greeting Card, and then click New. The Greeting Card Fold dialog box appears: information while working with Print Artist, you can use the Help menu or press the F1 key. The rest of this chapter shows you how to create a greeting card with your scanned photos. But this is just a start. Feel free to experiment with Print Artist and explore the creative possibilities.
php_6.fm5 Page 5 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:27 PM Choose Occasion from the list of categories. When you select a graphic, you see the frame outline with “handles.” As you select each one, press Del to delete it. Now You can choose from dozens of predesigned layouts for holidays, events, and so on. 5 you have just the cupid background and text. 6 A Click OK. The front of the card appears on the main screen, as shown to the right.
php_6.fm5 Page 6 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:27 PM Adding a Photo Print Artist offers several ways to add photos. If you want to use an image that you’ve edited or enhanced, you can import it. To add a photo without modifying it, Preview window you can scan it directly into Print Artist. Importing an Image When you import an image, Print Artist copies the image file into the directory or folder where other image and art files are located. Then the picture is Click to display image in preview window.
php_6.fm5 Page 7 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:28 PM Scanning Pictures in Print Artist 5 Type a name for the picture (up to 8 characters) You can add a picture by scanning it directly into Print and click OK. Print Artist saves the image in the Artist. Follow these steps: BMP format and stores it in the C:\SIERRA\PA 1 With the front of your valentine displayed on the Print Artist screen, choose Select Source from the directory or folder.
php_6.fm5 Page 8 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:28 PM 2 Adding Text Double-click the text. The Change Text window appears, as shown below: After you add your picture and are satisfied with the front of your card, you can add text on the inside. Follow these steps: 1 Click the gray shadow to “open” the card or choose Inside Right from the View menu. You see the inside right panel: Font palette button Double-click to change or enter new text.
php_6.fm5 Page 9 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:28 PM Adding a Graphic The Font palette appears: After you finish working with the text, you can add a colorful graphic to the inside left panel of the card. Follow these steps: 1 Click to apply a special effect. Click to set font size. 5 choose Inside Left Left from the View menu. You see the Click to set font width. inside left panel. 2 the next page. This is the background for the graphic. Font palette if you can’t see your text.
php_6.fm5 Page 10 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:28 PM The Color palette appears: Insert graphic Insert fill The Graphics Grabber dialog box appears: Color palette Type here. Choose from list of graphics. 7 Make sure Keywords is selected. Type valentine in the Type Search Text box. The Graphics box lists the available valentine pictures. When you select a picture, it appears in the window. Color palette 8 5 Click the color you want to use.
php_6.fm5 Page 11 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:28 PM 3 Saving Your Card Type a file name up to 8 characters long. Print Artist When you’re finished designing the card, follow these automatically adds the .GC extension (for greeting steps to save it: cards). 1 Click the Save button. The first time you save your card, the Save As dialog box appears: 4 Click OK when you’re finished. Printing Your Card and Exiting After you save the card, you’re ready to print it. Follow Type description here.
php_6.fm5 Page 12 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:28 PM 2 Adjust printing options if you want and click OK to print your card. 3 4 TIP The calendar on page 1 of the Introduction was created using Fold the printed greeting card, and it’s ready to some special Print Artist techniques, as descibed below: deliver. • Start with any of the calendar layouts. When you’re finished using Print Artist, choose Exit from the File menu.
php_7.fm5 Page 1 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:30 PM 7 PrintPaks Magnet Kit: Family Stuff T he PrintPaks Magnet Kit lets you create 8 personalized magnets using your own pictures. The kit comes with special EPSON paper for inkjet printers and adhesive-backed magnet sheets. You can always order refills if you want to make more magnets.
php_7.fm5 Page 2 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:30 PM The CD-ROM software includes a cute animated guide Getting Ready to Use the Magnet Kit dog named Max, who tells you exactly what to do. You first need to scan in the pictures you want to use and crop and enhance them if necessary. Then save or NOTE copy the files to the PHOTOS folder on your hard disk, You need to have a sound card installed in your computer and a and start the program.
php_7.fm5 Page 3 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:30 PM 4 You see the Menu Page: Put the PhotoPlus CD in your CD-ROM drive. (The Magnet Kit runs from the CD.) Now you’re ready to run the multimedia Magnet Kit software program. 5 From the Windows 3.1 Program Manager, doubleclick the Magnet Kit icon in the PrintPaks group. In Windows 95, click Start, point to Programs, and then point to PrintPaks. Click the Magnet Kit icon. The multimedia introduction welcomes you.
php_7.fm5 Page 4 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:30 PM You can customize each magnet by doing the You see a screen like the one below: following: ❙ Add your own photo. (You can also add pictures from the treasure chest or your own clip art or scanned art.) 4 Go to Menu Page. Choose a border. ❙ Add a name or short message. Click the first tab to start designing the first magnet. The polygon shape appears in the magnet window, as shown at the left.
php_7.fm5 Page 5 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:30 PM Getting Ready to Print Your Magnets Magnets Add your own art. Add your scanned photos. Add text. Click when you’re done. When your four magnet designs are complete, you can print them. You need to set up your printer first. Follow these steps: Add PrintPaks art. 1 Click the red button on the printing instruction screen. You see a printer selection screen like the following: Choose from these pictures. Choose from these borders.
php_7.fm5 Page 6 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:30 PM 3 4 Check your printer to see which way the paper is Click OK when you’re finished setting options on loaded. Click Front Load or Top Load and then click each of the printer setup screens, and click the red the red button. You see printer set-up instructions. button when you’re ready to go on. You see a screen Click the blue button to check your settings.
php_7.fm5 Page 7 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:30 PM Follow these steps: 1 4 the regular paper and load a sheet of the special To test your magnet designs, make sure you have Magnet Kit paper, following the instructions on the regular paper in your printer’s tray. Don’t take out screen. the paper or load the special coated paper. Just click the red button to go on to the next screen: When you’re satisfied with your test print, remove 5 Click the blue button to print.
php_7.fm5 Page 8 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:30 PM Here’s where you start: 1 Click the red button to see what to do next. 2 Trim the bottom of the sheet as shown on the screen, then click the red button. 3 4 You see the final screen of instructions: 5 Cut out each of your magnets and click the red button.
php_8.fm5 Page 1 Tuesday, July 9, 1996 10:18 AM 8 P CardScan: Instant Address Book hotoPlus does more than just scan photos. You can scan business cards too. The CardScan SE software lets you capture the data on the cards and organize it into an electronic address book. NOTE Your CardScan SE software is a special edition of the product.
php_8.fm5 Page 2 Tuesday, July 9, 1996 10:18 AM Follow these steps: 1 From this screen you can scan in your cards, edit the information, view your address list, and use all the From the Windows 3.1 Program Manager, double- CardScan features. If you need more information, click the CardScan icon in the CardScan group. click the Help button or choose Contents from the In Windows 95, click Start, point to Programs, and then point to CardScan. Click the CardScan icon.
php_8.fm5 Page 3 Tuesday, July 9, 1996 10:18 AM Scanning Your Cards Follow these steps to scan your cards: Scanning business cards is a lot like scanning photos, but 1 Place the card in the scanner as shown: the end result is more than just an image. The CardScan software uses OCR (optical character recognition) technology to read the card and sort the information into data fields like Name, Company, Address, and so on.
php_8.fm5 Page 4 Tuesday, July 9, 1996 10:18 AM The PhotoPlus Scan window appears (with the NOTE warm-up message). If you don’t get the results you expect, you can experiment with the scanning mode. Click the Custom icon and try the Click to scan business cards 400 dpi 1-bit lineart setting. This mode may work better for simple cards printed in black on white. 4 Click Start or press the start button. Your card gradually appears in the scan window. 5 If it looks too light, click Enhance Text.
php_8.fm5 Page 5 Tuesday, July 9, 1996 10:18 AM 6 Slide the Brightness control left to darken the image, and click OK. 7 Click Transfer. CardScan saves the card image and asks if you want to scan another card. You can scan a series of cards, and then process them all together, or scan and process each card individually. NOTE To avoid overloading your system, don’t try to scan and process more than 20 cards in one batch. 8 Click No to process the card you just scanned.
php_8.fm5 Page 6 Tuesday, July 9, 1996 10:18 AM Editing the the Information ❙ Click the Notes button to open a text box where you Most of the time, you need to “touch up” the can type in any notes you want. Click the Image information after you scan it. CardScan may not be able button to return to the business card image view. to recognize all of the text or sort it into the correct ❙ fields. Unrecognized items appear in the Other area. you no longer need the scanned image of the card.
php_8.fm5 Page 7 Tuesday, July 9, 1996 10:18 AM Saving and Exiting Working with Your Address List You only need to save your address list once. After that, Click All on the CardScan window to view a list of all any cards you scan are added to the same list, and your cards, as shown on page 8-8. automatically saved. Follow these steps to save your address list and exit: 1 Here are some of the things you can do: ❙ Search. Choose Exit from the File menu.
php_8.fm5 Page 8 Tuesday, July 9, 1996 10:18 AM ❙ Click to display list of all cards. Click to add a card manually. Delete a card or cards. Click and drag to select the cards you want to Type text here to find matching cards. delete. Then click the Delete button and click Yes. NOTE For more information about any of these features, click the Help button or choose Contents from the Help menu. Printing You can select the information you want to print for each card, and choose the way you want it to look.
php_8.fm5 Page 9 Tuesday, July 9, 1996 10:18 AM 4 Designing the Layout Click the down arrow and select one of the formats. Before you print, you need to choose the format and This determines what information to print for each layout. Select a predesigned layout or modify a layout card. to suit your needs. Follow these steps: 5 1 Click All to display your address list. 2 If you don’t want to print the whole list, enter Select the page layout you want to use.
php_8.fm5 Page 10 Tuesday, July 9, 1996 10:18 AM 2 When you’re ready to print, click the Print button on the Preview screen or choose Print from the File menu. 3 Change print options if you want, and then click OK to start printing. For CardScan technical support, call (617) 492-4200.
php_9.fm5 Page 1 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:34 PM 9 Pro Scanning: More Things You Can Do 9 D o you have some drawings or other images that are too big to fit in the scanner? Or already pasted into a scrapbook? You can still scan them in with PhotoPlus, using the hand-scanning feature. If a picture is too big, you can scan it in sections and then use your software to “stitch” the sections together. Once you get the hang of it, you’ll probably find lots more ways to use hand scanning.
php_9.fm5 Page 2 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:34 PM The Scanner Setting dialog box appears: 8 Click P (portrait) or L (landscape), depending on the orientation of the image. Capturing the Image by Hand Scanning After you set up your software, follow these steps to scan the image: 1 Remove the cable from the cable clip on the scanner base. Then remove the scanning head from the base by pushing it up as shown below: 4 Set the mode and resolution, following the instructions on pages 2-6 to 2-7.
php_9.fm5 Page 3 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:34 PM 2 Place the picture or image you want to scan on a If the scanner beeps, you need to slow down. flat surface. 3 Scanning stops when you reach the set height or Place the scanning head on the picture, aligning the length. If you want to stop before this point, press front-left scanning guide with the left edge of the Esc. Press the pink button on the scanner to pause. image, as shown below: Then press it again to continue scanning.
php_9.fm5 Page 4 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:34 PM 8 When you’re finished, replace the scanning head on the scanner. Align the tabs in the base with the holes in the scanning head as shown below, and then lock it into position. Follow these steps to combine two images: 1 Make sure both images are open in PhotoPlus. 2 Choose Stitch from the Edit menu. The Stitch dialog box appears, as shown: TITLE EPSON AMERICA, INC.
php_9.fm5 Page 5 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:35 PM 3 Choose the secondary image from the drop-down list, if necessary. The image appears in the second image window. 4 8 Click OK to stitch the two images together. Here’s an example of the resulting combined image: 9 Choose the position of the secondary image in relation to the primary image: Right, Left, Top, or Bottom. The image windows may change positions to reflect the location you choose.
php_10.fm5 Page 1 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:52 PM 10 Y Maintenance and Troubleshooting our PhotoPlus needs only routine care to continue Then follow these guidelines for cleaning and working at its best, and any problems you might maintaining the scanner: run into are easy to solve. This chapter covers the ❙ following: Unplug the power adapter and the parallel connector before you clean the scanner. ❙ Caring for PhotoPlus ❙ Use a clean, dry cloth to wipe off any dust.
php_10.fm5 Page 2 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:52 PM ❙ Do not spray cleaning fluid or water on the scan ❙ window. Make sure the power cable is attached to the parallel connector and plugged into an electrical outlet. Solving Scanner and System Problems ❙ Before you call for help, check this list of problems and possible solutions: If your printer is plugged into the PhotoPlus parallel connector, make sure the printer is turned on.
php_10.fm5 Page 3 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:52 PM The scanning light comes on, but your picture doesn’t You try to scan while printing, and get an error feed into the scanner. message. ❙ ❙ The scanning head on your PhotoPlus may have loosened during shipping. Push down on the scanning head to make sure it’s firmly seated on the Press Esc to cancel the scan. Then scan again when you’re finished printing. ❙ Press the pink button on the scanner to pause the base.
php_10.fm5 Page 4 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:52 PM You get an error message when you try to run the A mesh pattern appears on the scanned image. Magnet Kit. ❙ ❙ This happens when you scan a printed picture, Insert your PhotoPlus CD and click OK. Then restart because of the dot pattern used in printing. You’ll the Magent Kit program. get better results when you scan photographs or artwork. Solving Image Problems You can correct many problems with scanned images using your PhotoPlus software.
php_10.fm5 Page 5 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:52 PM ❙ Use the Brightness and Contrast, Hue and ❙ Your images do not display the best quality if your Saturation, or Tone Adjustment settings in your monitor or your computer’s video controller doesn’t PhotoPlus software. Exact reproduction of colors is support 24-bit color. You may need to upgrade your very difficult, but you can experiment to get as close system to achieve the best on-screen resolution. as possible. See Chapter 4 for instructions.
php_10.fm5 Page 6 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:52 PM Part of your picture is missing. ❙ If your picture has a dark background, the Auto Crop feature may not work correctly. Scan the picture again, using the Custom option. In the Scanner Setting dialog box, turn off Auto Crop. See page 2-7 for more information.
php_a.fm5 Page 1 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:36 PM A Specifications Physical Power Width 6.13 in. Height 4.75 in. Depth 5.5 in. Weight (including parallel connector) 1.5 lb (675 g) AC adapter 14 VDC 730 mA Scanner power consumption 5.
php_a.fm5 Page 2 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:36 PM Technical Scan modes Environmental 24-bit True Color (16.7 M colors) 8-bit grayscale (256 gray shades) 1-bit lineart (black and white) Condition Operating range Storage range Temperature 41° to 104° F (5° to 40° C) –4° to 140° F (–20° to 60° C) Resolution settings 400 dpi (1-bit lineart only) 200 dpi 150 dpi 100 dpi 50 dpi Humidity 35% to 80% at 104° F (40° C) 20% to 90% at 104° F (40° C) Maximum scan width 4.1 in.
php.gls Page 1 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:37 PM Glossary Active image Contrast The image you are currently working on. The title bar of The amount of difference between bright and dark the active image is highlighted. colors in the image. Adding contrast increases the Aspect ratio The proportion of height to width in an image. BMP (bitmap) A standard Windows file format for color and grayscale difference; bright colors become brighter and dark colors become darker.
php.gls Page 2 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:37 PM Floating selection HSV A selected area that can be deleted or moved without A color model that defines these color elements: hue, affecting the underlying image. Like a sticky note, it can saturation, and brightness. Also called HSB. be moved around without changing the image. Hue GIF The color characteristic that determines what part of Graphics Interchange Format. A standard file format for the spectrum a color belongs to.
php.gls Page 3 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:37 PM Mapping curve PCD (PhotoCD) A line graph showing the brightness of the original The proprietary format originally designed by Eastman image on the horizontal axis in relation to the modified Kodak Corporation for the PhotoCD system. image on the vertical axis. PCX Mask A format originally designed by Z Soft Corporation for The area you create using the select tool. The mask their PC-based paint program.
php.gls Page 4 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:37 PM RGB True Color Selected area An image type that uses 24-bit color depth (16.7 million The part of an image that lies within a mask. If there is colors) and the RGB color model to reproduce as no current mask, there is no currently selected area. accurately as possible the color of the original subject. Resize To change the size of a selected area or an entire image. Resolution The pixel density (number of pixels per inch) in an image.
php.gls Page 5 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:37 PM Transition effect Video display adapter Gradual change from one image to another, like the See Video controller. dissolves and fades used in movies. Video driver TWAIN A file that tells the computer how to display the A standard for image input from equipment such as graphics and text on the monitor. scanners, digital cameras, and video frame grabbers.
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support.fm5 Page 1 Monday, July 8, 1996 3:40 PM Technical Support Options Type of Support EPSON PhotoPlus 2.0 Sierra Print Artist 3.
