Epson GT-15000 Compatibility

[TerrySmythe]

Has anyone successfully got their GT-15000 scanner working under any version of OS 10? If so, how done? I have Lion, but am still working with Snow Leopard in my MacBook.

 

[harryb2448]

Go to this link and download the latest drivers for whatever OS you are using:-

Epson GT-15000, Drivers & Downloads - Technical Support - Epson America, Inc.


Go into System Preferences and delete the printer if it appears under Print & Scan using the (-) button, then install the new downloaded drivers, back to Print & Scan and see if the GT15000 shows up when you hit the little (+) button.

For what it is worth, with my Epson when updated to Mavericks, the Scan function button on the printer does not work. Go into Applications > Epson Software and double click on 'Scan' there, and away she goes. Just a different way of doing things I guess.

 

[TerrySmythe]

Thank you for your suggestion, appreciated. Yes, I did find that via Preferences, my OS10.6 does see my Epson GT-15000 and will allow me to scan a document. However, what confounds me is that while the OS sees the scanner, my applications do not. I have about 300+ century old oversize periodicals of about 60 pages each that I wish to scan directly into Acrobat in PDF format. This I can do in Windows, but not in my Macbook. BTW, if I hit the "scan" button on my scanner, the OS 10.6 scan interface will pop up, but only allows a single graphic image at a time that I cannot save directly as a PDF, a clumsy workaround option.

I'm considering the purchase of an iMac27, and really need the ability to use my GT-15000 scanner for this application, which may take me about a year to complete, along with a variety of other commitments.

So, if my OS 10.6 can see the scanner, why can't Acrobat and Photoshop see it? Scanning via Preferences is just far too clumsy for this large application.

Recently, I visited my local Apple store to discuss my concerns and you would not believe the "solution" offered - buy the most current version of the scanner! Sorry, ~$1,800, no way! Nothing wrong with my GT-15000, works like a champ in Windows.

Thoughts of others?

Regards,

Terry

 

[harryb2448]

Do you have a Mac licensed version of Acrobat and Photoshop?

 

[TerrySmythe]

Not quite sure what you mean by "Mac licensed". What I have is a legal copy of Adobe CS2 for the Mac.

 

[harryb2448]

Yes that is licensed. May pay now to go into Adobe forums. I suspect you will be told a similar story. See if this from Apple Discussions helps Terry:-


https://discussions.apple.com/message/17461111

 

[TerrySmythe]

Yes, that thread was my other scanner, an HP4670, an absolutely great scanner for rare, fragile books, as it facilitates scanning by no more handling than turning the pages. No other flat bed scanner can do that. Yet, for whatever reason, HP has dropped it out of their product line. Works fine in Windows, but poorly with minimal functionality under Snow Leopard or newer.

I'm still thinking seriously of acquiring an iMac 27 with a 3 TB hard drive, then install a 512 SSD drive with both Mac OSX and Windows. I'll boot to Windows when I want to use my 2 old, but excellent scanners. A silly workaround solution that should long ago have been resolved.

Regards,

Terry

 

[harryb2448]

If you consider using Paralells to set up Windows, no need to boot. You just simply go from one operating system to the other.

 

[TerrySmythe]

Thank you for the Parallels tip, appreciated. Looks promising.

Regards,

Terry

 

[TerrySmythe]

I'm still struggling with trying to get my GT-15000 scanner working in my iMac (10.9.4). The Epson site provides a driver theoretically suitable for Mac OS 10.9.x. After install, the OS can see the scanner and provides for a rather primitive interface, seems to have only a single graphic output.

My concern is that Acrobat does not see the scanner. I have a collection of 260+ issues of an oversize century old periodical averaging 60 pages each, summing to about 16,000 pages. I really need to get Acrobat working with this scanner for direct creation of searchable PDF files.

Gets worse. I installed Windows 7 Pro under Parallels. On my Windows computer which I have not yet disposed of, this scanner works fine under same Windows 7. But under Windows 7 via Parallels, it too cannot see the scanner.

What is going on? If the OS can see the scanner, why can't my applications also see it? Thoughts of others?

Regards,

Terry

 

[TerrySmythe]

I'm struggling with trying to get my Epson GT-15000 scanner working in my iMac (10.9.4). The Epson site provides a driver theoretically suitable for Mac OS 10.9.x. After install, the OS can see the scanner and provides for a rather primitive interface, seems to have only a single graphic output.

My concern is that Acrobat X does not see the scanner. I have a collection of 260+ issues of an oversize century old periodical averaging 60 pages each, summing to about 16,000 pages. I really need to get Acrobat working with this scanner for direct creation of searchable PDF files.

Gets worse. I installed Windows 7 Pro under Parallels. On my Windows computer which I have not yet disposed of, this scanner works fine under same Windows 7. But under Windows 7 via Parallels, it too cannot see the scanner.

What is going on? If the OS can see the scanner, why can't my applications also see it? Thoughts of others?

Regards,

Terry

 

[chscag]

@Terry:

Let's not start another thread for the same subject and problem. I merged your new post back into the original thread.

Thanks.

 

[TerrySmythe]

Sorry, but with no response for past couple weeks, I was hoping to link up with someone knowledgeable about the difficulties I'm encountering. Driving me nuts.

Regards,

Terry Smythe