Minolta Dimage Scan Elite F-2900, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...9224 2885 11 H A909 E INSTRUCTION MANUAL...

Page 2: ...classe B est comforme la norm NMB 003 du Canada Changes or modifications not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This manual may n...

Page 3: ...on the power cord Do not connect the ground to a gas pipe telephone ground or a water pipe Improper grounding can result in electric shock This product must have sufficient ventilation while in use B...

Page 4: ...ould be included in this package Software Registration Please register this software before using it Once registered you will receive technical support software upgrade and product information Complet...

Page 5: ...e Correction Tone Curves Histogram 35 Image Correction Brightness Contrast Color Balance 40 Image Correction Hue Saturation Lightness 42 Image Correction Variation Correction 44 Image Correction Snaps...

Page 6: ...6 SCANNER NAMES OF PARTS 1 Indicator lamp 2 Film slot 3 Film door 4 Power switch 5 SCSI port DB25 6 Terminator power switch 7 SCSI ID switches 8 SCSI port SCSI 1 9 AC socket...

Page 7: ...SCANNER SETUP...

Page 8: ...uter and all connected SCSI devices SCSI ID Dip Switch Settings 3 Using a pointed object set the switches to an unused SCSI ID The Dim ge Scan Elite s SCSI ID is factory preset to 5 If 5 is not occupi...

Page 9: ...the other end of the SCSI cable to the SCSI port on the computer or the last device in the SCSI chain Continued on the following page Connecting the SCSI Cable This scanner has been packaged with the...

Page 10: ...o the open port on the back of the scanner If there are other devices in your SCSI chain 5 Plug the power cord into the scanner s AC socket then plug it into a grounded outlet This decive is to be use...

Page 11: ...Plug the power cord into the scanner s AC socket then plug it into a grounded outlet 4 Turn the terminator power switch switch 4 to ON An external terminator is not necessary with this scanner If the...

Page 12: ...is dialog box may appear several times Repeat step 3 until the dialog box no longer appears Windows NT 3 Select Start Settings Control Panel then double click on the SCSI Adapters icon Confirm that Mi...

Page 13: ...d the software will not be installed 6 Select D DRIVER ENGLISH Setup exe from the Open drop down list then click on OK If your CD ROM drive is not the D drive replace the D with the appropriate design...

Page 14: ...INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE PC AT 14 10 Choose either Typical or TWAIN Files install then click on Next The Setup Type dialog box will appear The Select Program Folder dialog box will appear The Setup Suc...

Page 15: ...the software will not be installed The End User License Agreement will appear The installer s start up screen will appear 6 Open the English language folder then double click on the Dim ge Scan Elite...

Page 16: ...drive or folder and type from the pulldown menus You can also click on to select an install drive The following dialog box will appear Install type pulldown menu Install location pulldown menu Name an...

Page 17: ...I O N S C A N F L O W Set the Preferences Launch the Software Load the Film Holder Insert the Film Holder Specify the Film Type Prescan Specify the Job Type Orient the Image Correct the Brightness Co...

Page 18: ...Driver Windows This manual uses Adobe Photoshop 4 0 1 as the host application Commands may vary among applications 1 Open the host application 2 Select File Import Select TWAIN_32 Source 3 Select DS_E...

Page 19: ...hotoshop 3 0 5 Select File Acquire DS_Elite Plug in The software is ready for use when the Main window appears p 20 Launching the Utility Software Select Start Programs Minolta Dim ge Scan Elite DS El...

Page 20: ...format list box Index Scan button Prescan button Scan button Navigation button Close button Status bar Help button on Macintosh Preferences button APS Rewind button Index scan see page 56 Prescan see...

Page 21: ...channel used to scan your image RGB or CMY Three options are available 8 bit over 16 7 million colors 16 bit over 2 8 billion colors 16 bit linear same as 16 bit but image correction is not applied w...

Page 22: ...ta Dim ge Scan Elite can scan mounted or unmounted 35mm colour negatives 35mm colour slides 35mm black white negatives 35mm black white positives Advanced Photo System negatives and slides can also be...

Page 23: ...ight from the line scanner producing bad results 1 Insert slides into the slide holder emulsion side up Brush dust off the the slide before placing it into the film holder Slide mounts must be thicker...

Page 24: ...e of the film holder Remove flip then re insert the film holder to scan the frames on the other side of the holder Remove flip then re insert the negative holder to scan frames 4 5 or 6 Frames 3 or 4...

Page 25: ...e Preview window appears 2 Select the film type from the film type drop down list 3 Click on in the Main window The previewed image will appear in the Preview window Press Ctrl when previewing on the...

Page 26: ...clicking on the Scan button This ensures that the final scan will be the best it can be Rotate Left buttonZoom button Frame number indicator Auto Holder Mount Crop Adjustment button AE Lock button AE...

Page 27: ...re settings AE lock does not save exposure corrections made in the Variations or Tone Curves Histogram dialog boxes 1 Click on can not be selected until an image has been previewed After previewing th...

Page 28: ...the image 2 Press the Shift key The AE area is indicated by a line instead of the cropping area which is indicated by a dashed line 3 While pressing down the Shift key change the AE area The operation...

Page 29: ...ick on the and buttons to correct the orientation of your image before scanning Changes will be reflected in the preview image Rotate Click on to rotate the image 90 clockwise Click on to rotate the i...

Page 30: ...ht or top to bottom before scanning Changes will be reflected in the preview image Flip Click on to flip the image left to right Click on to flip the image top to bottom The image is upside down compa...

Page 31: ...ation The cropping frame defines how much of the preview image will be scanned The dimensions of the cropping frame are displayed in the lower left corner of the preview window Cropping To enlarge or...

Page 32: ...cing the View 1 Click on in the Preview window The pointer will change to 1 Press and hold the Ctrl key option key on the Macintosh to reduce the image magnification The pointer will change to 2 Click...

Page 33: ...to display the APS cropping frames The cropping frames are displayed in sequence with each click of the CHP button This function allows you to display the current frame number and the total number of...

Page 34: ...ain window Undo button Correction Reset button Snapshot button RGB CMY display Image Correction Job Save button Image Correction Job Load button Pre Post Correction Comparison Display button Full Scre...

Page 35: ...olor The level is indicated in 256 color steps 0 to 255 from the left to right The tone curves and histogram are linked to each other so that when the tone curve is corrected the histogram is automati...

Page 36: ...he portion of the curve to be changed The coordinate value of the cursor is displayed from 0 to 255 The corrected image by changing the tone curves is applied to the preview image You can also change...

Page 37: ...m of Each R G B color 1 Click the RGB Display button When the RGB Display button is clicked again the histogram of each R G B channel disappears The input slide bar has the Input shadow slider Input g...

Page 38: ...his function allows you to correct the highlight or shadow point to the specified value Changes are automatically applied to the preview image 1 Double click the White Point button The Point Value dia...

Page 39: ...g the Histogram of Images After Making Corrections When the Apply button is clicked the histogram of images after making corrections can be displayed The histogram after making corrections is displaye...

Page 40: ...mages can be corrected by dragging the slider or inputting the desired value in the text box Click on in the Image Correction window Post Correction LUT Contrast text box Color Balance text box Post C...