Removing the Document Mat
Placing Film in the Auto Film Loader
Placing a Slide in the Slide Holder
Storing the Slide Holder
Replacing the Document Mat

To scan film strips or slides, you need to remove the document mat from the scanner cover.

Make sure the cover cable is connected to the scanner’s OPTION port.

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Before connecting or disconnecting the cover cable, unplug the scanner’s power cord to turn it off.

Open the scanner cover and gently slide up the document mat to remove it.

Use a soft cloth to wipe the transparency unit window and the document table before placing your film or slides.

a. transparency unit window

To place film for scanning, see Placing Film in the Auto Film Loader.

To place a slide for scanning, see Placing a Slide in the Slide Holder.

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The Perfection 3590 Photo comes with an auto film loader on the scanner cover that lets you load a film strip for scanning automatically.

Before loading a filmstrip in the Auto Film Loader, make sure it meets these requirements to avoid damaging your film or the film loader:

• The film is dry.

• The film is not infrared film.

• The film is 35 mm wide and 74 to 232 mm (2.9 to 9.1 inches) long.

• The film strip contains at least 2 photos, but no more than 6.

• The film has no damaged edges or holes along the sides.

• The film has no folds, ripples, bends, or curls.

• The film has no stickers on it.
  If there is a sticker on the film strip away from the image, you can carefully cut off the part with the sticker.

Make sure you have installed EPSON Scan and have turned on your computer.

Make sure you removed the document mat. See Removing the Document Mat.

Close the scanner cover.

Note:

Make sure nothing is on the document table before you close it.

Press and release the back of the auto film loader cover to open it.

Flip out the metal film guide and press it all the way down.

Note:

Always open the film guide whenever you use the auto film loader, no matter how short a film strip is; otherwise, it may cause a film jam.

Place a film strip into the auto film loader with its shiny base side facing down. Your images and any wording on the film strip should appear backwards on the side that faces up. Slowly slide the film into the loader. Let go of the film when the scanner begins to automatically feed it into position.

Note:

If you have difficulty inserting your film, slightly bend the film so that it straightens out.

To scan your film, see Starting a Scan With the Scanner Buttons.

Caution:

Hold the edge of the film gently or use gloves to touch the film; otherwise you may damage the film. When loading starts, let go of the film; otherwise, it may cause a film jam. Do not touch the film, close the auto film loader cover, press the Eject button, or open the scanner cover during scanning. If the film does not feed into the auto film loader, wait 10 seconds and try again. If the  Start light is flashing red, film may have jammed. See Film Jams in the Auto Film Loader for details.

When you are ready to eject your film, see Ejecting Film.

When you finish scanning, eject the film from the auto film loader.

Press the Eject button.

Remove the film after the  Start light turns on.

Note:

Do not pull out the film. Wait until it is ejected automatically. Do not turn off the scanner before ejecting film. If you do so accidentally, turn on the scanner again and press the Eject button.

Flip the metal film guide back in and close the auto film loader cover.

Note:

If the  Start light is flashing red, your film may have jammed. See Film Jams in the Auto Film Loader for details.

When you are finished scanning film, be sure to replace the document mat before scanning documents or photos. See Replacing the Document Mat.

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You can scan one 35 mm slide at a time using the 35 mm slide holder.

Note:

You cannot scan negative slides.

Place the 35 mm slide holder on the top of the document table. Make sure the tab labelled “D” on the slide holder fits into the area labelled “D” on the scanner.

Note:

Make sure the white sticker on the back of the slide holder and the areas around them are not scratched, dusty, or covered in any way. If the areas are obscured, the scanner may have trouble recognizing your film in Full Auto Mode.

Place the slide in the slide holder with its shiny base side facing down. Your image should appear backwards on the side that faces up. For landscape-oriented slides, place the top of the image toward the left. For portrait-oriented slides, place the top of the image toward the top of the scanner.

Note:

Do not place the long edge of the slide horizontally in the film holder.

Close the scanner cover.

To scan your slide, see Starting a Scan With the Scanner Buttons.

When you are finished scanning slides, be sure to store the slide holder and replace the document mat before scanning documents or photos. See Storing the Slide Holder and Replacing the Document Mat.

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When you are not using the slide holder, you can store it inside the scanner cover.

Open the scanner cover and remove the document mat. See Removing the Document Mat for instructions.

Slide the slide holder into the scanner cover.

Be sure to replace the document mat before scanning documents or photos. See Replacing the Document Mat.

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Replace the document mat by sliding it into the notches beneath the scanner cover. Make sure the white surface faces outwards.

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