Scanning a Slide

1 Make sure you removed the reflective document mat, as described in the previous column.

2 Place the slide holder on the top of the scanner glass so that the tab labelled “D” fits into the area labelled “D” on the document table.

3 Place a 35 mm slide into the holder with its shiny base side facing down. Your image should appear backwards on the side that faces up.

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For a landscape-oriented slide, place the top of the image toward the left. For a portrait-oriented slide, place the top of the image toward the top of the scanner.

Close the scanner cover.

To scan your slide, press the 4 Scan and Save button or open Epson Smart Panel and select Scan and Save. This scans your slide using ideal settings in Full Auto Mode and opens it in ArcSoft PhotoImpression for viewing, editing, and printing. See your on-screen Reference Guide and Smart Panel help for instructions on selecting scan modes and complete scanning details.

6 When you’re finished scanning, you can store the slide holder in the scanner cover. Slide the slide holder into the cover, then replace the document mat.

Problems?

First check the ] Start light on the scanner.

Flashing green Warming up or scanning.

 

Green

Ready to scan.

 

 

 

 

Flashing red

Make sure the transportation lock is unlocked

 

 

(see section 3).

 

Try restarting your computer and unplugging the scanner.

 

Wait 10 seconds, then plug the scanner back in.

 

Film may be jammed in the auto film loader on the

 

Perfection 2580 Photo. Disconnect the scanner from the

 

computer, wait 10 seconds, and connect it to the computer

 

again to see if the film ejects on its own. If film is still

 

jammed, see your on-screen Reference Guide.

 

If the red light is still flashing, contact your dealer or Epson.

 

 

Off

Make sure your scanner is connected to your computer

 

and plugged into a power source, and the scanner

 

software is installed.

 

 

If your problem is listed here, try these suggestions.

The New Hardware

Click Cancel and follow the steps in section 2 to install

Wizard appears on

your software. Disconnect the scanner before you install.

your screen.

 

 

 

You see an error

Make sure your scanner is connected to your computer

message when you

and plugged into a power source.

try to scan or the

Make sure the transportation lock is unlocked

scanner doesn’t

(see section 3).

scan.

Uninstall and reinstall Epson Scan. See your on-screen

 

 

Reference Guide for instructions.

 

 

You can’t scan

Make sure the transparency unit cable is connected to

negatives or slides.

the scanner (see section 3) and the reflective document

 

mat is removed. Make sure the Document Type setting

 

and the film holder position are correct for the type of film

 

you’re scanning.