Lights and Buttons | Epson GT-5500 instruction

This chapter shows you how the scanner operates. The basic procedure for scanning is as follows.

1.Turn on the scanner. (Keep in mind the ’Power-on sequence’ on page 1-11.)

2.Place the document or material you want to scan on the document table. (This is described in detail on page 2-4.)

3.Run the scanner software and enjoy scanning. (See your scanner software manual for details on scanning.)

Lights and Buttons

The scanner has three indicator lights and two buttons.

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2-2Using Your Scanner

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Epson GT-5500 manual Lights and Buttons

Contents

Page Scanner Parts GT-5500 Declaration of Conformity Contents Appendix a Technical Specifications Glossary Index Page Options FeaturesIntroduction Scsi Peripheral Cable 50-pin to 50-pin B860091 Important Safety InstructionsScsi System Cable 25-pin to 50-pin B860081 Introduction Safety information For United Kingdom Users Setting Up the Scanner Choosing a Place for the Scanner Removing the Transportation Screw Plugging In the Scanner Initialization Daisy Chain Connecting the Scanner to Your ComputerUnderstanding Scsi connections Setting the Scsi ID number Scsi CablesPage Do not use an external terminator Connecting the scanner CCaution Power-on sequence Power-off sequence For Windows 95 users Using Your Scanner Lights and Buttons Lights Placing a Document on the Scanner Before scanning a document Corner of the document Removing the Cover for Thick or Large Documents Do not place heavy objects on top of the scanner Sizing Up Your System RAM and hard disk size Monitors Accelerator boardsVideo cards File compression software Maintenance and Troubleshooting Maintenance Cleaning the scanner Transporting the Scanner Replacing the fluorescent lamps Problems and Solutions Error indicators Ready light does not come on Operating problemsOperate light does not come on Scanner does not start scanning Scanner software does not work properly Part of the image is distorted or blurred Quality problemsEntire image is distorted or blurred Edges of the document are not scanned Straight lines in the image are jagged Image is faint or out of focusImage is too dark Image does not look the same as the original Line of dots is always missing in the scanned image Printed image is larger or smaller than the original size Your image cannot be printed or the printout is garbled Technical Specifications 2Technical Specifications Scanning Electrical Safety Approvals Environmental Scsi Interface Initialization Methods Contacting Customer Support Contacting Customer Support For United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Users Enquiry Desk Customer Support For Australian Users Epson Faxback For Singapore Users For Hong Kong Users For Philippines Users Electronic bulletin board system Glossary Additive primary colors ESC/I Scsi Threshold Index Index IN-1 IN-2 Index Index IN-3 IN-4 Index Epson Overseas Marketing Locations Epson AMERICA, INC