Make sure Epson Scan and the Epson Creativity Suite are installed correctly. See the
Start Here sheet for instructions.
Make sure your Windows system is set up for scanner events as follows.
Windows Vista:
Click
>
Control Panel >
Hardware and Sound >
Scanners and Cameras, or click
>
Control Panel and double-click the
Scanners and Cameras icon. Click your scanner's icon, then click
Properties. (When you see the User Account Control window, click
Continue). Click the
Events tab in your scanner's Properties window and make sure
Take no action is not selected. Also, make sure the desired button is selected in the Select an event list box, and
Start this program is selected.
Windows XP:
Click
Start >
Control Panel >
Printers and Other Hardware >
Scanners and Cameras, or click
Start >
Control Panel and double-click the
Scanners and Cameras icon. Then right-click your scanner's icon and select
Properties. Click the
Events tab in your scanner's Properties window and make sure
Take no action is not selected. Also, make sure the desired button is selected in the Select an event list box, and
Start this program is selected.
Windows 2000:
Click
Start >
Settings >
Control Panel, double-click the
Scanners and Cameras icon, then select your scanner and click
Properties. Click the
Events tab in your scanner's Properties window and make sure the
Disable device events check box is not checked. Also make sure the desired button is selected in the Scanner events list box, and the desired application is selected in the Send to this application list.
In Mac OS X, make sure you did not install the scanner software in Classic mode.
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