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Epson Perfection® 4180 Photo

XXX 00-4049346

Unpack Your Scanner

1 Make sure you have all the parts shown below for your Epson® scanner:

Power cord and AC adapter

Perfection 4180 Photo scanner (cover includes film adapter)

35 mm slide holder

35 mm film and

 

negative holder

CD-ROM with Epson Scan driver, software, and electronic manuals

Medium-format (120/220) transparency holder

Adobe® Photoshop®

Elements CD-ROM

USB cable

2 Remove all the packing tape, but leave the large sticker in place until you are instructed to remove it.

IMPORTANT!

Leave the sticker in place until you are instructed to remove it

Install the Software

Wait! You must install your software before connecting the scanner to your computer.

If you don’t already have Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop Elements on your computer, install Photoshop Elements from the CD-ROM included with your scanner.

Note: The software works with Windows® 98SE, Me, 2000, and XP, and Macintosh® OS 9.1 to 9.2 and OS X 10.2.x to 10.3.x. Follow the steps below (for Windows), or the steps in the next column (for Macintosh). The installation process may take several minutes. Be sure to close all open programs and turn off any virus protection programs.

Windows

1 Insert the scanner software CD-ROM in the CD-ROM or DVD drive. The installer starts automatically. If it doesn’t start, do the following:

•Windows XP: Click Start, click My Computer, double-click Epson, then double-click Epson again.

•Windows 98, Me, and 2000: Double-click My Computer, double-click Epson, then double-click Epson again.

2 When you see the message about disabling your antivirus software, click

Continue.

3 Read the license agreement, then click Agree.