Pana-Vue Pana-Scan APA125, User Manual

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Page 2: ...Pack 10 3 Placing Film Slides Into the Holder 12 4 Using the Pana Scan Scanner 13 5 Playback Mode 19 6 Delete Mode 21 7 Transferring from SD Card to Computer 23 8 Viewing Images on TV 24 9 For iPad and Tablet users 29 10 Editing the Pictures 30 11 Appendix 37 z Specifications 37 z Icons Indicators 38 z PC System Requirements 39 12 One Year Limited Warranty 40 ...

Page 3: ...rve their photographic slides negatives and prints for more than a half century Please take a moment to read through this manual It will help you get the best results from your Pana Scan and make your photographic memories even more enjoyable than ever 1 Precautions Before using The Pana Vue Pana Scan Stand Alone Slide and Film Scanner please read and understand the safety precautions described be...

Page 4: ...cidents or damage to the Pana Scan If you notice smoke or a strange odor coming from the Pana Scan unplug the USB cable from your computer immediately Take the Pana Scan to the nearest authorized service center for repair Never attempt to repair the Pana Scan on your own Use only the recommended power accessories Use of power sources not expressly recommended for the Pana Scan may lead to overheat...

Page 5: ... radio communication However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment on then off the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following suggestions z Reorient or relocate the receiving ante...

Page 6: ...ith the Class B limits This unit may contain a microcomputer for signal processing and control function In very rare situations severe interference noise from an external source or static electricity may cause it to lockup In the unlikely event that this should happen turn off the Pana Scan remove battery wait at least five seconds and re install battery then turn it back on again ...

Page 7: ...a Scan Scanner Quick Guide CD 6 35mm Negative Holder 35mm Slide Holder Cleaning brush AC adapter USB cable TV cable Lithium battery Optional Accessories sold separately 110 Instamatic Negative Holder 126 Instamatic Negative Holder APA128 APA129 ...

Page 8: ...Location of Parts Power on off 7 ...

Page 9: ... into the Pana Scan Film Slide Holder Slot and clean the glass surface periodically to produce a clear image Please make sure your film negatives mounted slides and holder trays are clean before inserting into the Pana Scan as well Dust or dirt from the negatives slides and holder trays will affect the quality of your scanned images Sold separately 8 ...

Page 10: ...lightly pressing and sliding it back 2 Insert the supplied battery Make sure the battery label is facing upwards and the and ends of the battery match to the polarities indicated in the battery compartment as shown 3 Snap the cover back into place Battery power status 9 ...

Page 11: ... Pana Scan it is recommended to recharge it as soon as possible 1 Insert the battery pack into the battery compartment see page 9 2 You may charge the battery in 2 ways a Plug the USB mini B of the supplied USB cable to the USB port of the Pana Scan and plug the other USB end into the USB port of your computer Please charge the battery at least 5 5 6 hours prior to your first use 10 ...

Page 12: ...ing charging When the battery pack is fully charged the red LED light will turn off and you may disconnect the charger Status LED Red The Pana Scan is OFF the battery is charging Purple The Pana Scan is ON with USB or AC adapter connected Blue The Pana Scan is ON and is being powered from the battery or no battery is installed scanner is running on external AC adapter or USB cable from computer 11...

Page 13: ...Keep the glossy side of the negatives slides facing up Open the slide or negative holder as Illustrated 5 Put up to 3 slides or strip of negative film into holder as shown 5 Close the holder and please make sure the holder closes securely 12 ...

Page 14: ...4 Using the Pana Scan Scanner 1 Insert SD card into the SD card slot first 2 Press Power button to turn on the Pana Scan Press Power button to turn off when the Pana Scan is not in use 13 ...

Page 15: ...t matching the or sign shown on the Pana Scan and the film holder IMPORTANT INSERTING HOLDERS INCORRECTLY MAY DAMAGE YOUR PANA SCAN Insert through right entrance match on holder with on Pana Scan Insert through left entrance match on holder with on Pana Scan 14 ...

Page 16: ...ections Make sure your picture is in the rectangular white frame of the LCD Improper alignment of the picture may result in the black edges of the film holder appearing in the scanned image You may crop away the black edges later with software Please refer to page 32 Editing the Pictures Section 1 4 Crop 15 ...

Page 17: ...select film type on the screen Press Film Type Button for selection 35mm positive slide 35mm negative 35mm black white 110 negative 126 negative Note Improper selection of Film type may yield poor results 16 ...

Page 18: ... brightness until it becomes stable It normally take 3 4 seconds depending on the exposure of your film Note To save power the Pana Scan will automatically go into a sleep mode if you do not use it for 3 minutes To wake up the Pana Scan press any one of the buttons If the Pana Scan is dormant for more than 6 minutes it will turn off automatically 17 ...

Page 19: ...ometimes you may want to adjust the exposure manually Press EV Delete button to adjust the expose value Press Up or Down Button to adjust the exposure compensation from 2EV Lighter to 2EV Darker in 0 5 increments The amount of compensation is shown at the bottom of the LCD EV Adjustment EV EV 18 ...

Page 20: ...5 Playback Mode 1 Press Playback Button to playback Digital image 19 2 Press UP button to see next image Press DOWN button to see previous image ...

Page 21: ...3 Press Play Back button again for slide show 4 Press Play Back button again to go back to capture screen 20 ...

Page 22: ... If you do not wish to delete the image push the Down button to change delete to No then press OK button to cancel deletion 2 Press Delete button twice to delete all images To confirm deletion press OK button 2 If you do not wish to delete the images push the Down button to change delete to No then press OK button to cancel deletion 21 ...

Page 23: ...3 Press Delete button three times to format SD card Note Formatting SD card will delete all the files on the card Download your files on the SD card to your computer before you format the SD card 22 ...

Page 24: ...irmation 4 Your computer will recognize the Pana Scan as an external removable disk drive You can use any transfer method you are most familiar with copy and paste drag drop and you can edit photos with any photo editing software that will read a jpg file or you can use the MediaImpression2 software that is supplied with the Pana Scan Complete instructions for using MediaImpression2 can be found s...

Page 25: ...mages on TV 1 Set TV to video mode and plug the TV cable into Pana Scan and TV Turn power on 2 Press Playback button for viewing images on TV 3 Press UP button to move forward Press DOWN button to move backward 24 ...

Page 26: ...w or DOWN button The slide show can be continued by pressing the Playback button again 5 Pressing the Playback button once more during the slide show will terminate the TV mode and the Pana Scan will return to the original mode 6 Press Power button to turn off Pana Scan when you are done viewing the images on your TV 25 ...

Page 27: ...creen When MediaImpression screen is displayed you must enter License key to install MediaImpression See screen below Please enter what you would like to have for User Name The License key is on the sticker on the CD paper cover See below Type the S N into License key field and click Next to install the software onto your computer 26 ...

Page 28: ... is displayed see below the images saved on the SD card can be imported into your computer for reviewing by clicking the Import button You can copy the images from the SD card to the designated folder or album of your computer 27 ...

Page 29: ...Note The Bundled MediaImpression software is only for image editing purposes The Acquire function in the software is for other Scanner models without TFT display 28 ...

Page 30: ...ad using a camera connection kit or using an SD Card reader For more details see instructions supplied with the connection kit you have purchased separately Android Tablet Connect a USB cable from your Tablet to the Pana Scan The following warning may occur if the battery is not in the Pana Scan when connected to your iPad Accessory unavailable the attached accessory is using too much power Please...

Page 31: ...arge photo workspace the Photo Editing Tools module includes five distinct sets of controls 1 Adjust 1 1 Enhance The Enhance feature includes two types of controls Auto Enhance Click the Auto Enhance button to improve the overall quality of your pictures with a single click Manual Fix For precise image enhancement control adjust the brightness contrast and sharpen sliders How to enhance a photo ma...

Page 32: ...o warmer Add blue or green to make the photo cooler 2 Drag the Lighter Darker slider to the left to reveal details hidden in a dark photo or to the right to make a faded photo look new again 3 Click Apply if you like the result Click Cancel if you do not want to apply changes 1 3 Red Eye This feature makes it easy for you to fix red eye a common problem in flash photography There are two ways to f...

Page 33: ...r a dramatic effect or cut off the distracting parts of a picture How to use the crop function 1 Choose the crop orientation portrait or landscape 2 Select a fixed proportion for the crop rectangle 4 6 5 7 8 10 or choose Custom if you want to use a different proportion 3 Resize the crop rectangle by clicking and dragging the red lines 4 Move the crop rectangle into position by clicking and draggin...

Page 34: ...o tone down un important background details or for dramatic effect by making the main subject of a photo pop out of the picture How to use the Blur Background function 1 With your cursor trace a line around the person or object you want to strand out When you release the mouse button the area outside the traced line will become slightly blurred 2 Drag the first slider to make the transition betwee...

Page 35: ...ure to the area you want to heal 2 Use the zoom control to zoom in on the blemish 3 Adjust the size of the healing brush so the cursor circle is only slightly larger than the blemish 4 Paint over the blemish The area will be concealed 5 Click Undo if you make a mistake or don t like the result 2 2 Clone The Clone tool is good for the removing unwanted elements from a photo It can also be used for ...

Page 36: ...ick Undo if you make a mistake or don t like the result 2 3 Lighten Darken The Light Darken tool is good for adjusting specific areas of a photo 2 4 Smudge Simulate the smearing of wet paint Please click and drag the sliders below to change the brush size and sharpness 2 5 Sharpen Sharpen blurry areas Click and drag the sliders below to change the brush size and transparency 2 6 Blur Smooth out ro...

Page 37: ...ag the sliders below to change the line width and transparency 2 9 Eraser Simulate an eraser removing the image painting by paintbrush and line tools from your photo Click and drag the sliders below to change the eraser size and effect 3 Clipboard Clip the pictures by selecting Rectangular Elliptical Freehand Magic wand and Magnetic Note For more detailed information please refer to the Help secti...

Page 38: ...mm Slide 35mm 110 126 color negative film 35mm black white negative film Focusing Fixed Focus EV adjustment Yes 2 0 EV PC Interface USB 2 0 Image Format 35mm Negative 3 2 Ratio 110 Negative 4 3 Ratio 126 Negative 1 1 Ratio Light Source 3 white LED USB Port Mini USB connector Cable Included Power Source From USB port cable included AC adapter 110 240 50 60HZ included Li ion 3 7V 1050mAh Battery inc...

Page 39: ...Card Battery Empty Yes 135 Slide No 135 Negative Card Error B W 135 Negative Card Full 110 Instamatic Card Lock 126 Instamatic Card Lock Playback Mode PC SD Card Slide Show PC SD Card Link Wait TV System Selection EV Compensation Indicator EV Compensation Available image capacity on SD card ...

Page 40: ...e Duo processor recommended z Free USB2 0 port z 768MB RAM z 500MB free hard disk space z 1024 x 768 color monitor z CD ROM drive z Mac 10 5 10 9 This symbol on the product or in the instructions means that your electrical and electronic equipment should be disposed at the end of its life separately from your household waste There are separate collection systems for recycling in the EU For more in...

Page 41: ...can solve technical problems All repairs and replacements must be authorized in advance Service options parts availability and response times will vary You are responsible for delivery and the cost of delivery of the product or any parts to the authorized service center for replacement per our instructions Limits and Exclusions Coverage under this Limited Warranty is limited to the United States o...

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