Minolta AF-2840, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL E...

Page 2: ...al use Windows software The appearance of the screens may differ from the examples when using Macintosh or other Windows operating systems Every precaution has been taken to ensure the accuracy of thi...

Page 3: ...film holders 22 Using the APS Adapter AD 10 sold separately 22 Ejecting a film holder 23 Easy Scan Utility 24 Launching the Easy Scan Utility 24 Using the Easy Scan Utility 25 DiMAGE Scan Dual III Uti...

Page 4: ...age correction tab 64 Guide to image processing tool 65 Undoing and redoing image corrections 66 Tracking image corrections Snapshot button 66 Comparing pre and post correction images 67 Saving image...

Page 5: ...product emits a strange odor heat or smoke discontinue use Immediately unplug the product The continued use of a damaged product or part may cause injuries or fire Take the product to a Minolta Servi...

Page 6: ...A 16 bit or greater color monitor High Color or medium color quality Windows XP A monitor with 1024x768 pixels or greater is recommended A monitor with 640 x 480 pixels can also be used Mac OS 8 6 to...

Page 7: ...It will be displayed with its location in the run dialog box D Driver English Setup exe Click OK In the example below the hard disk is drive C the CD ROM drive is drive D and the operat ing system is...

Page 8: ...lder will contain the following items DS Dual3 Utility DS Dual3 Easy DS Dual3 Plug in and Read Me See page 85 for the default location of installed files and folders Before using the software read the...

Page 9: ...nto the CD ROM drive Adobe Photoshop Elements AutoPlay screen will appear Follow the instructions on the screen to install the software After accepting the end user license agreement click the explore...

Page 10: ...scanner with the computer and peripheral devices on follow the cautions below Never connect or disconnect the cable while the computer the scanner or other devices are operating or transferring data D...

Page 11: ...cover Slide the two protrusions on the left side of the cover into the two slots in the base 2 Carefully lower the cover taking care not to move the film Snap the cover closed by pressing the two pus...

Page 12: ...tops The scanner detects the holder and automatically loads the film Do not remove the holder until the film has been rewound see the ejecting a film holder section below Do not remove the APS film fr...

Page 13: ...i sample scanning Automatic cropping to inside edge p 37 Color matching is on with the output color space set to sRGB p 60 Auto exposure with all film except black and white slides Launching the Easy...

Page 14: ...dis played The image to be scanned can be selected on this screen Click the frame of the image to be scanned The border is highlighted to indicate selection Only one image can be selected Make the des...

Page 15: ...r the file size and the more deterioration to the image quali ty TIFF this high resolution bitmap can be opened on any computer platform The color depth of this format can be selected in the preferenc...

Page 16: ...31 More index scan functions More prescan functions AE area selection p 50 AE lock p 50 Point AF p 52 Manual focus p 52 Image processing p 64 81 Three types of scans can be made singularly or in combi...

Page 17: ...the bottom right corner Selecting index thumbnails Making an index scan With a loaded film holder in the scanner click the index scan button in the main window to start the scan The frame num ber of...

Page 18: ...ails and prescan images can be changed with the flip and rotate buttons on the tool bar Fit to window button Normally index thumbnails and prescan images are displayed based on their size and resoluti...

Page 19: ...BASIC SCANNING 36 Main window and prescan tab Film format p 31 Film type p 31 Index scan button p 33 Prescan button p 37 Scan button p 43 Help Preference button p 44 Rotate left button p 34 Rotate rig...

Page 20: ...press the prescan button the cropping frame can be adjusted or reset Cropping is a method of recomposing the image by eliminating unnecessary space around the subject Many images are improved by cutt...

Page 21: ...ed on the tab Macintosh The RGB display will show the color values for any point on the image Simply place the mouse pointer on the image area to see the RGB val ues of that point Pressing the shift k...

Page 22: ...input the scan settings yourself DiMAGE Scan Dual III Utility gives you an easier choice the Job function This function automatically loads the scan settings based on the final use of the image The sc...

Page 23: ...on allows the selection of high speed index scans or a quality index scans with prescans Simply click the appropriate radio button The speed setting allows faster index scans Only index thumbnails are...

Page 24: ...ck box This is rec ommended when making settings for specific films 47 DIMAGE SCAN DUAL III UTILITY ADVANCED SCANNING 46 Exposure control tab Save setting button Load setting button Reset button Apply...

Page 25: ...log box will appear Enter the file name and select the file destination Click the save button The film holder does not have to be in the scanner to save the file An index file can be displayed in the...

Page 26: ...n the preferences box To use it with color negatives the exposure control for negatives must be set to auto in the preferences box p 44 AE area selection allows the use of a small area within the imag...

Page 27: ...ithin the image with contrast or detail The manual focus functions cannot focus on a low contrast image area such as a cloudless or overcast sky Click the manual focus button The mouse point er will c...

Page 28: ...rom the magnification needed to match the output For example to make a 144 mm x 96 mm print at a resolution of 150 dpi from 35mm film image size 36mm x 24mm the magnification can be calculated by divi...

Page 29: ...024 for the width and 768 for the height Click the output size lock button to fix the values the output size boxes will be deselected Use the mouse to adjust the cropping frame over the prescan image...

Page 30: ...Custom Wizard settings have been saved they will be displayed in this window To use any set tings simply select it with the mouse The Custom Wizard is an automated scanning routine Insert a film holde...

Page 31: ...andard is wider than ColorMatch RGB The exten sive color range makes it ideal for prepress use However the range is so great that it includes many colors that cannot be printed with a four color print...

Page 32: ...an application with a monitor correction display function such as Adobe Photoshop ver 5 or later With an application without a monitor correction display function such as Photoshop Elements or when t...

Page 33: ...ution within the image Adjustments can be made to highlights mid tones and shadows in the color and luminance channels p 71 78 Selective color palette advanced tool to make precise adjustments to a sp...

Page 34: ...with the undo button Click the reset all button to cancel all image corrections applied to the image The undo redo and reset all buttons only affect tools used in the image correction tab Comparing pr...

Page 35: ...ge is applied to the prescan image This procedure can be repeated until the desired correction is obtained Click the reset button to cancel any changes The difference between the images can be changed...

Page 36: ...w values Click the reset button to cancel any changes Clicking the auto setting button corrects the brightness and contrast automatically without affecting the color balance Click the reset button to...

Page 37: ...return to the original freehand curve Drawing tone curves by freehand Using tone curves Reset button Auto setting button p 77 Output shadow and highlight text boxes p 76 Output shadow and highlight s...

Page 38: ...dows This is a simple technique to make a subject hid den in the shadows brighter Unlike the bright ness level control p 70 this method of correc tion will not loose details in the highlight areas of...

Page 39: ...detail they may contain will be lost This can be an important tool for improving copy images of text on a white back ground Uneven illumination or faded or stained paper can be distracting when copyi...

Page 40: ...ck point values are set to 255 and 0 for each RGB level Changing these values allow the calibration of an image with no true white or black Double click on either the white point or black point but to...

Page 41: ...rs are reassigned a new hue based on the position the barn is green the tree is blue and the sky is red The HSB color space is similar but with many more hues see the color example on page 91 Unlike t...

Page 42: ...can be used to make scan settings based on the final use of the image See making the final scan using Job section in page 42 The following charts list the parameters of the scanner s Job files based o...

Page 43: ...ds Windows DS Dual3 folder DS Dual3 Utility DS Dual3 Easy DS Dual3 Plug in Read Me Mac OS 8 6 9 2 2 Mac OS X System folder Preferences folder DS Dual3 folder Prefs folder Help folder Job folder Profi...

Page 44: ...nd restart the computer Cannot verify home position message appears during scanning Select an autofocus option in the preference window or use point AF or manual focus The scanned image is not sharp C...

Page 45: ...hina 200 240V AC 50 60Hz for continental Europe Oceania and Asia except for Taiwan Japan Hong Kong and China With supplied AC adapter The adapter unit varies with the destina tion Dimensions 145 W x 1...

Page 46: ...unt of green Increase the amount of blue Decrease the amount of red Knowing the complementary colors is very important in color balancing If the image has a specific color cast either subtracting the...

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