Epson 1680 Broschüre

Flatbed color image scanner

Movement of reading mirror

Color MatrixCCD Line Sensor

8.5" x 11.7" (216mm x 297mm)

Xenon gas cold cathode fluorescent lamp

1600 dpi

1600 x 3200 dpi with Micro Step Drive™ technology 

13,600 x 18,720 dpi with interpolation

13,600 x 18,720 pixels (1600 dpi)

Color Depth

48 bits per pixel internal/external

Grayscale Depth

16 bits per pixel internal/external

Line Art

1 bit per pixel

50% to 200% (1% step)

3.6 Dmax

7 levels

One-pass scanning

Color

9.2 msec/line (approx.)

Grayscale/Monochrome

3.1 msec/line (approx.)

Macintosh

Macintosh OS 8.0 or later

PC

Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me or NT 4.0

PC with Pentium

®

equivalent or higher processor

64MB RAM recommended

SCSI – Requires ASPI-compliant compatible Fast SCSI, 

Ultra or Ultra 2 SCSI PCI Card

USB – USB port equipped PC systems with Windows 98 (factory installed), 

Windows 2000 or Windows Me

IEEE 1394 FireWire – FireWire port equipped PC systems or PCI IEEE 1394 

card (OHCI compliant) with Windows 2000 or Windows Me

PowerPC™ processor or higher
64MB RAM recommended

SCSI – Requires Power Macintosh system with built-in SCSI port or a 

Mac-compatible PCI SCSI/SCSI-2 card with Mac OS 8.0 or later

USB – iMac, G3, G4 or USB port equipped Power Macintosh systems 

with Mac OS 8.5 or later

IEEE 1394 FireWire – iMac DV, Power Macintosh, G3, G4 and 

FireWire port equipped Power Macintosh systems with 
Mac OS 8.6 with FireWire Update 2.1 or later

SCSI-2 and USB standard, IEEE 1394 FireWire optional

Special Edition Model (MAC & PC) E1680-SE

EPSON Twain Pro Scanner Utilities
USB cable

Artist Model (MAC & PC) E1680-ART

EPSON TWAIN Pro Scanner Utilities
LaserSoft SilverFast Ai 5
MonacoEZcolor 
Adobe Photoshop LE
ScanSoft TextBridge Pro OCR
NewSoft Presto! PageManager
USB cable

Professional Model (MAC & PC) E1680-PRO

Transparency Unit
EPSON TWAIN Pro Scanner Utilities
LaserSoft SilverFast Ai 5 (IT8 calibration kit included)
MonacoEZcolor 
Adobe Photoshop LE
ScanSoft TextBridge Pro OCR
NewSoft Presto! PageManager
USB cable

Professional FireWire Model (MAC & PC) E1680-PROFWR

Transparency Unit
EPSON TWAIN Pro Scanner Utilities
LaserSoft SilverFast Ai 5 (IT8 calibration kit included)
MonacoEZcolor 
Adobe Photoshop LE
ScanSoft TextBridge Pro OCR
NewSoft Presto! PageManager
FireWire cable

MCBF

100,000 cycles

Temperature

Operating 41ºF to 95ºF (5ºC to 35ºC)

Humidity

Operating 10% to 80% (no condensation)
Storage 10% to 85% (no condensation)

Voltage

AC 100V-120V, 220V-240V

Frequency

50-60Hz

Power consumption

60W operating w/o optional unit
75W operating w/optional unit
10W standby w/o optional unit

Width

13.1" (332mm)

Depth

22.1" (562mm)

Height

5.2" (133mm)

Weight

18.7 lb (8.5 kg approx.)

Transparency Unit
Automatic Document Feeder
IEEE 1394 FireWire Scanner Interface Card

EPSON Expression 1680 Special Edition Scanner

E1680-SE

EPSON Expression 1680 Artist Scanner

E1680-ART

EPSON Expression 1680 Professional Scanner

E1680-PRO

EPSON Expression 1680 Professional FireWire Scanner

E1680-PROFWR

Transparency Unit

B813182

Automatic Document Feeder

B813162

IEEE 1394 FireWire Scanner Interface Card

B808342

One year limited warranty in the U.S. and Canada
Optional extended service plans for Depot Repair and 

Express Exchange available

Pre-sales support U.S. and Canada

800-463-7766

Automated Technical Support

800-922-8911

Internet Website

www.epson.com

A remarkable breakthrough in high quality imaging, the EPSON

Expression 1680 is Epson’s first 1600 x 3200 dpi flatbed scanner to

feature, 48-bit color and a 3.6 Dmax. Optimized to consistently deliver

enhanced colors, subtle highlights, and sharp shadow detail, this

affordable scanner sets a new standard in image quality. 

The EPSON Expression 1680 blazes through each scan with reliable

performance and minimum noise. Our exclusive ColorTrue

®

II Imaging

System and MatrixCCD

™

technology combine custom optics, a Xenon

lamp, Dynamic Range Control, and superior image processing for

phenomenal results every time.

With the highest price/performance ratio in its category, this durable

unit is perfect for your demanding workload as a graphics arts

professional or photographer. Quickly and accurately, it delivers

extraordinary results with virtually any original, from reflective media

up to 8.5" x 11.7" and 35mm to 8" x 10" transparencies.* Its Dual-

Focus Mechanism, in combination with its custom film holders,

eliminates the “Newton Ring” problems often associated with less

sophisticated scanners. 

The scanner supports both USB and SCSI connectivity. With an optional

high-speed FireWire

®

interface it’s compatible with both the Power

Mac

™

G4 and the latest PCs. EPSON Scan Server software (PC) lets you

network among Windows

®

and Macintosh

®

users. It’s available in four

configurations: Special Edition, Artist, Professional and Professional

FireWire. The Professional and Professional FireWire models include

powerful graphics software such as LaserSoft

®

SilverFast

™

Ai 5 and a

transparency unit.

Use the LaserSoft SilverFast scanner software to sharpen and descreen

images, control color balance, tonal curves, highlights and shadows. Or,

take advantage of its unattended batch scanning capabilities. Simply set

all the settings at once and watch it scan all the images in one operation.

An optional transparency unit and automatic document feeder are also

available.

When teamed with an EPSON Stylus

®

Pro Series printer, the EPSON

Expression 1680 is the perfect input/output solution.  

* Optional transparency unit required.

1600 x 3200 dpi optical resolution

Delivers remarkable resolution and extraordinary image quality

ColorTrue II Imaging and true 48-bit color depth

Produces smooth gradations and outstanding color reproduction;
captures over 281 trillion colors (48-bit) and 65,536 shades of 
gray (16-bit)

Exceptional dynamic range (up to 3.6 Dmax for 
transparency scanning*)

Accurately scans each image; provides enhanced highlights and
subtle shadow detail from transparencies; provides intelligent
negative scanning for 35mm film strips

Dual-Focus Mechanism

Works with custom film holders to eliminate “Newton Rings” for
clear, sharp results every time

High-speed scans and previews

Offers high speed image processing for increased productivity;
creates full color preview in as little as 10 seconds; scans a 35mm
slide at 1600 dpi in approximately 65 seconds; scans an 8.5" x 11"
color photo at 300 dpi in approximately 23 seconds

USB and SCSI connectivity with optional FireWire interface

Provides trouble-free setup and installation for Windows and
Macintosh systems

LaserSoft SilverFast Ai 5 (professional scanning software)
MonacoEZcolor

™

(calibration software)

Adobe

®

Photoshop

®

LE (image editing software)

NewSoft

™

Presto!

®

PageManager

®

(document management software)

ScanSoft

®

TextBridge

®

Pro (OCR software)

EPSON TWAIN Pro 2.0

** Included on the Artist, Professional, and Professional FireWire models. 

Special Edition model includes EPSON TWAIN Pro 2.0 software only.

specifications

EPSON Expression 1680

EPSON Expression

®

1680

Color Flatbed Scanner

Specifications and terms are subject to change without notice. Epson is a registered trademark and MatrixCCD is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. EPSON Expression and ColorTrue are registered
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Shown here with optional transparency unit

(included on Professional and Professional FireWire models)

Printed on Recycled Paper

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