Epson DS-5500 User Manual

Contents
Copyright
Trademarks
About This Manual
Introducing the Manuals.....................6
Marks and Symbols.........................6
Descriptions Used in this Manual...............6
Operating System References..................7
Important Instructions
Safety Instructions..........................8
Restrictions on Copying......................9
Restriction on Disassembling and Decompiling. . . . .9
Scanner Basics
Product Parts.............................10
Buttons.................................12
Lights..................................13
Information on Applications..................13
Epson Scan 2...........................13
Document Capture Pro / Document Capture. . . .13
Document Capture Pro Server..............14
EPSON Soware Updater..................14
Option Items and Consumables Information. . . . . . 15
Network Interface Panel Codes..............15
Roller Assembly Kit Codes.................16
Cleaning Kit Codes...................... 16
Specications of Originals and
Placing Originals
Loading Documents in the ADF(For DS-6500/
DS-7500)................................17
Document specications.................. 17
Loading documents in the ADF.............18
Placing Documents on the Document Glass. . . . . . 19
Placing ick Documents on the Document Glass. . 21
Basic Scanning
Scanning from the Button....................23
Scanning Using Document Capture Pro
(Windows)...............................23
Scanning Using Document Capture (Mac OS). . . . . 28
Scanning Using Epson Scan 2.................34
Advanced Scanning
Setting a Job (Scan, Save, and Send)............ 38
Creating and Registering a Job (Windows). . . . . .38
Creating and Registering a Job (Mac OS). . . . . . .39
Enabling a Job to Run from the Control Panel
(Button Assignment).......................39
Assigning a Job to the Control Panel
(Windows).............................39
Assigning a Job to the Control Panel (Mac OS). . 40
Separation Feature (for Windows Only)..........40
Sorting and Saving Scanned Images into a
Separate Folder.........................42
Saving as an Oce Format File (for Windows
Only).................................. 47
Maintenance
Cleaning the Scanner.......................49
Replacing the Roller Assembly Kit..............51
Resetting the Number of Scans in Epson Scan
2 Utility...............................55
Energy Saving............................56
Transporting the Scanner....................57
Updating Applications and Firmware...........58
Solving Problems
Problems Indicated by Status Light.............60
Problems When Starting a Scan...............60
Using the ADF..........................61
Cannot Start Document Capture Pro
(Windows) or Document Capture (Mac OS). . . . 61
You Cannot Start EPSON Scan 2.............61
Paper Feeding Problems.....................62
e
paper jams in the ADF.................62
Multiple Originals Are Fed.................64
e Originals Get Dirty...................64
Scanning Takes a Long Time................64
Scanned Image Problems....................65
Scan quality is unsatisfactory............... 65
Straight Lines Appear when Scanning from
ADF.................................65
Oset
Appears in the Background of Images....65
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Epson DS-5500 Specifications

General

Brand	Epson
Model	DS-5500
Category	Scanner
Language	English