Epson PERFECTION V850 PHOTO, Instruction Booklet

Page 1: ...online delivery and use of digital copies of copyrighted material including photographs Persons using this equipment are liable for any infringements DISCLAIMER MCMLS is not responsible for damages incurred to your media photographic audio video or digital thru use of this scanning equipment By using the EPSON V850 Flatbed Scanner you are consenting to use this equipment at your own risk and discr...

Page 2: ...V850 Perfection Flatbed Scanner Table of Contents Introduction General setup pg 3 Description of scanning modes pg 7 Scanning Albums and Print Photos pg 10 Scanning Negatives pg 26 Scanning Slides pg 63 Conclusion pg 84 ...

Page 3: ... Its software and interface make is especially useful for magnetic albums and irregular sized negatives and slides The following is a step by step guide that will walk you through how to use the Epson V850 Flatbed Scanner with the accompanying EPSON scan software 1 Familiarize yourself with Epson V850 Flatbed Scanner and its accessories SCANNER POWER Button Scanner Base Scanner Cover ...

Page 4: ...4 ACCESSORIES Transparency Glass Scanner bed White cover for photographs album scanning Negative strip holder Slide Trays x2 Large negative holder x2 ...

Page 5: ... on by pressing the POWER button located on the bottom left corner on the front of the EPSON V850 scanner A green light indicates the scanner is on 3 Insert your USB flash drive into an open USB port on the front of the PC unit ...

Page 6: ...6 4 Using the mouse on the PC double click on the EPSON scan software to open the scanning program ...

Page 7: ...tandard sized negatives Full auto mode will automatically detect the type of material you are scanning find edges automatically and split multiple images for you into separate files Users just specify save settings and resolution and the software does the rest NOTE If you are having trouble with Full Auto mode cropping or cutting portions of your source material you might want to try using the Hom...

Page 8: ...u with a few more customization options than the Full Auto mode You are given the ability to specify the Document type print photograph positive film slides color or b w negative film etc and more advanced settings for resolution and target size ...

Page 9: ...9 Professional Mode Professional mode is for advanced users only It provides access to the full customization offered by the EPSON Scan software including color and gamma correction ...

Page 10: ... Albums and Print Photos It is recommended you use the Full Auto Mode to scan your Albums and print photographs if this is your first time scanning If needed click on the Mode menu and change it to Full Auto Mode ...

Page 11: ...anning first open the cover on the scanner and verify that the white photograph cover is in place over the glass on the inside of the scanner cover Missing Cover The cover should be to the right of scanner on the table ...

Page 12: ...12 Line white cover above the four tabs then push down to secure ...

Page 13: ...13 2 Place album or print photograph facedown on the bottom glass Try to center the albums or photographs on the middle of glass for best results ...

Page 14: ...14 3 Close scanner cover to secure photographs into place ...

Page 15: ...Back in the EPSON Scan program click on the Customize button 5 The Customize window appears Here you can specify which type of document you are scanning Choose Photograph Document for print photos and albums ...

Page 16: ...for most users Once you have verified the document type and resolution Click on File Save Settings to determine where and how to save your digital scans 7 The File save settings window opens First you will want to specify where you want to save your scanned files Under where is says Location is an Other option Choose that and click on the BROWSE button ...

Page 17: ...ive port your USB flash drive is attached to usually USB Drive F If you want you can create a new folder inside of your USB drive to save the photos in Just click of make new folder and give the folder a name Click on the new folder to select then click OK to verify the save location ...

Page 18: ...e Name you can specify the filename prefix and what number to start the save counter with In the example below the filename will be Unknown Album001 for the first picture scan and each additional picture will be named sequentially Unknown Album002 Unknown Album003 etc ...

Page 19: ...19 10 Next you can specify what image format you want to save your digital images in JPEG is recommend for most users For Lossless larger file sized images you might choose the TIFF format as well ...

Page 20: ...20 11 Then left click with mouse on OK to save the selected settings ...

Page 21: ...2 You will be back on the customize window now With the save settings set you are ready to go back to the welcome screen and start scanning Click OK 13 Click on the Scan button to begin the scanning process ...

Page 22: ...canner will scan the images on the glass 15 Once the scanner has finished the EPSON Scan software will close and a window will pop up showing the saved files You can click on the photo filename to see the results ...

Page 23: ...23 Click the X to close the photos app and return back to the desktop ...

Page 24: ...24 16 If you have more photographs to scan remove the photo that was just scanned and place the next photograph or sets of photos down on the glass and close the cover ...

Page 25: ...click on the EPSON Scan software to re open the program 18 The welcome screen shows up Even though the software closed with the last scan it retains all the settings from the last scan Just click the scan button to scan the next image ...

Page 26: ...ly utilize the Full Auto mode to scan when scanning negatives that are 24mm x 35mm these generally come in strips of 4 6 photographs Other sized negatives will require you to use the Home Mode in order to get the best results The following steps will guide you thru using both modes to scan your negatives Preparing Negatives for Scanning 1 To start scanning first open the cover on the scanner and v...

Page 27: ...27 Lift up off tabs to remove ...

Page 28: ...28 You want the top glass open for scanning transparencies negatives Slides ...

Page 29: ...29 2 Locate the negative adapter located to the right side of the scanner Back of negative adapter ...

Page 30: ...30 3 On the front of the negative adapter are three tabs to open the trays Pull the tabs to open the trays Then place the adapter face down to load the negative strips Pull back on tabs to open ...

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Page 32: ...ing at the top tray insert your negative filmstrips into the tray The numbers on the filmstrips should be facing up towards you Slide the left edge of the filmstrip under the two tabs in the tray to hold in place ...

Page 33: ...33 5 Repeat to add negatives to the tray Each row holds up to 6 negatives ...

Page 34: ...34 6 Next secure the filmstrips in place by closing the three tabs Press all around so the entire sockets on the side of the tab to lock negatives into place ...

Page 35: ... line up the two small feet on the bottom left side of the negative adapter with the two openings on the scanner bed by the two white triangles The white triangles on the adapter will line up with the ones on the scanner when installed correctly ...

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Page 37: ...37 8 Close the scanner cover 9 With the negatives loaded on the scanner you are now ready to scan using the EPSON Scan software ...

Page 38: ...38 Scanning Negatives in Full Auto Mode 1 Double click on the EPSON Scan program to open the software 2 Verify that you are in Full Auto Mode ...

Page 39: ...39 3 Click on the Customize button 4 The Customize window appears Here you can specify which type of document you are scanning Choose Film for negatives ...

Page 40: ...for most users Once you have verified the document type and resolution Click on File Save Settings to determine where and how to save your digital scans 6 The File save settings window opens First you will want to specify where you want to save your scanned files Under where is says Location is an Other option Choose that and click on the BROWSE button ...

Page 41: ...ive port your USB flash drive is attached to usually USB Drive F If you want you can create a new folder inside of your USB drive to save the photos in Just click of make new folder and give the folder a name Click on the new folder to select then click OK to verify the save location ...

Page 42: ...e Name you can specify the filename prefix and what number to start the save counter with In the example below the filename will be Library photos for the first picture scan and each additional picture will be named sequentially Library Photos001 Library Photos002 etc ...

Page 43: ...43 9 Next you can specify what image format you want to save your digital images in JPEG is recommend for most users For Lossless larger file sized images you might choose the TIFF format as well ...

Page 44: ...44 10 Then Click on OK to save the selected settings ...

Page 45: ...45 11 You will be back on the customize window now With the save settings set you are ready to go back to the welcome screen and start scanning Click OK ...

Page 46: ...46 12 Click on the Scan button to begin the scanning process 13 Your negatives will be scanned ...

Page 47: ...canner has finished the EPSON Scan software will close and a window will pop up showing the saved files You can click on the photo filename to see the results Click on the X in the top right corner to close the preview ...

Page 48: ...nner software will remember you file save settings so once you load the negative tray and place it on the scanner simply open the EPSON Scan software and click on Scan to process the next batch 16 Once finished be sure to remove all your photos from the scanner glass remove your USB flash drive and close all the windows on the computer ...

Page 49: ...ing Negatives in Home Mode 1 Follow the steps in the Preparing Negatives for Scanning section on page to get your negatives in place on the scanner 2 Double click on the EPSON Scan program to open the software ...

Page 50: ...50 3 Verify that the program in in Home mode Change modes if needed ...

Page 51: ...51 4 Verify the correct mode for your film most newer negative film is color but if you have B W you can specify under DOCUMENT TYPE 2 Click on drop down 1 Make selection ...

Page 52: ...pe Color or grayscale and Destination The destination settings will affect how many Dots per inch DPI or resolution of the image For film it s recommended you use 600 to 800 dpi Click on Other and use the Resolution box to choose this setting if needed ...

Page 53: ...53 6 Once the settings are correct click on the preview button to bring up a preview scan on the negatives ...

Page 54: ...indow opens as well 8 By default the preview opens up on the thumbnail mode This sets a standard target size and crops negatives to fit for each thumbnail You notice that the selection marquees rectangles with dotted lines are slightly smaller than the whole thumbnail ...

Page 55: ...e the settings The original setting means that the file will be the size of the original in this case 24mm x 35mm for these negatives which results in a small file size that won t be give a good resolution when enlarged If you are planning on enlarging the negatives and printing them out some day select the appropriate size NOTE selecting a larger target size will result in a larger image file req...

Page 56: ...56 9 Left clicking with the mouse on a thumbnail will select it in blue 10 This first image is sideways Clicking the rotate button will turn it 90 degrees ...

Page 57: ...57 11 You also can click on the enlarge button under size to view each thumbnail individually and larger using the arrows below to toggle between all the thumbnails ...

Page 58: ...e we will stay with the large multiple thumbnail view Using the mouse you can resize the marquee boxes Hover the mouse over the dotted lines to change the size Resize the rectangles to that they include the entire thumbnail ...

Page 59: ...59 13 We are almost ready to scan our images First we need to select all the marquees by clicking the All button on the preview page ...

Page 60: ...thumbnails will be highlighted in blue with the section marquees showing dotted lines Next click on the SCAN button on the left hand window to begin the scanning process 15 The software will scan the selected photos ...

Page 61: ...e top right corner of the window to close the file explorer 17 If you have more negatives to scan remove the negative tray from the scanner bed and replace with new negative strips Place the negative tray back on the bed close the tray and click on the Preview button to scan the next batch Follow the steps again to process the next batch of photos ...

Page 62: ...2 18 When finished click on the CLOSE button in the EPSON scan software to close the program Remember to remove your negatives from the negative tray and to remove and take your USB flash drive with you ...

Page 63: ... scan when scanning slides that are 24mm x 35mm The following steps will guide you thru scan your slides Preparing Slides for Scanning 1 To start scanning first open the cover on the scanner and verify that the white photograph cover is REMOVED from the top scanner glass ...

Page 64: ...64 Lift up off tabs to remove ...

Page 65: ...65 You want the top glass open for scanning transparencies negatives Slides ...

Page 66: ... can be found on the table to the right side of the scanner 3 Load slides into the slide tray Position slides as indicated on the side of the slide tray so they appear backwards when facing you Slide the left side of the slide under that tab to secure it in place ...

Page 67: ...67 Each tray can hold up to 12 slides at a time TIP if you have several slides to scan fill just one tray now and while the machine is scanning the first tray load the second tray with slides ...

Page 68: ... slide adapter with the two foot pegs into the holes on the left of the scanner glass This will hold the tray into the correct place over the glass for scanning The arrows on the slide tray will line up with the ones on the scanner bed as seen below ...

Page 69: ...69 5 Close the scanner cover ...

Page 70: ...70 6 Double click on the EPSON Scan program to open the software 7 Verify that you are in Full Auto Mode ...

Page 71: ...71 8 click on the Customize button 9 The Customize window appears Here you can specify which type of document you are scanning Choose Film for slides ...

Page 72: ...for most users Once you have verified the document type and resolution Click on File Save Settings to determine where and how to save your digital scans 11 The File save settings window opens First you will want to specify where you want to save your scanned files Under where is says Location is an OTHER option Choose that and click on the BROWSE button ...

Page 73: ...rive port your USB flash drive is attached to usually USB Drive F If you want you can create a new folder inside of your USB drive to save the photos in Just click of make new folder and give the folder a name Click on the new folder to select then click OK to verify the save location ...

Page 74: ...een Under File Name you can specify the filename prefix and what number to start the save counter with In the example below the filename will be Slides for the first picture scan and each additional picture will be named sequentially Slides001 Slides002 etc ...

Page 75: ...75 14 Next you can specify what image format you want to save your digital images in JPEG is recommend for most users For Lossless larger file sized images you might choose the TIFF format as well ...

Page 76: ...76 15 Then Click on OK to save the selected settings ...

Page 77: ...77 16 You will be back on the customize window now With the save settings set you are ready to go back to the welcome screen and start scanning Click OK ...

Page 78: ...78 17 Click on the Scan button to begin the scanning process Your slides will be scanned ...

Page 79: ...rer window will open showing the image files that were recently created You can left click on the files to verify that the slides were scanned correctly Click the red and black X in the top right of the file explorer to close the window and return to the computer desktop ...

Page 80: ... 19 Open the scanner cover and remove the slide tray Remove your slides from the tray If you have more scanning to do Insert the other slide tray with un scanned slides to begin processing the next batch ...

Page 81: ...81 20 If you have more slides to scan click again on the EPSON scan program to open it ...

Page 82: ...82 21 The EPSON scan software retains all the file settings from before Simply click the Scan button to continue scanning the next batch of slides ...

Page 83: ... windows Remember to take your slides and your USB drive home with you Troubleshooting NOTE if you are having problems with cropping of slides in Full Auto Mode you can try scanning your slides in Home Mode For slides choose the POSITIVE Film option for the document type and then follow the rest of the instructions under Scanning Negatives in Home mode found on page 48 ...

Page 84: ...inished scanning Please remember to take your photos albums negatives or slides and your USB drive home with you Thank you for using our Epson V850 Perfection Flatbed Scanner Please feel free to leave a comment in the comment box We d love to hear about your experience ...