GT-8500 (ES-1000C) Technical Data

This appendix provides technical information that is relevant to software control of the EPSON GT-8500 color image scanner. For further details about this particular scanner model, see the GT-8500 user’s guide.

Note for American and Canadian users:

The EPSON GT-8500 scanner is sold under the model name ES-1000C in the United States and Canada. Therefore all the GT-8500 information in this guide applies to the ES-1000C as well.

Physical Characteristics

Function level:

B5

Maximum reading area

216mm × 297mm

Effective pixels:

3400 × 4680 dots at 400 dpi, 100%

Standard interface:

Bi-directional parallel, SCSI

Option:

ADF, Transparency unit

Error Indications

Scanner errors are displayed on the control panel by a combination of the ERROR and READY lights as shown below.

Error name

ERROR light

READY light

 

 

 

Command Error

On

On

 

 

 

Interface Error

Flashes

Off

 

 

 

Fatal Error

Flashes

Flashes

 

 

 

Option Error

Off

Off

 

 

 

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