User manual KONICA MINOLTA SCAN DUAL I

[. . . ] Windows Version Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual. The Dimâge Scan Dual is a dual format film scanner capable of scanning 35mm and, with the optional AD-10 APS Adapter, Advanced Photo System film. This manual has been designed to help you understand the operation of your scanner. To realize all the benefits of your scanner, please read this manual thoroughly. [. . . ] Click on . · The cursor will change to an hourglass and a progress bar will appear. · To cancel the scan, click on or press the escape key until the Cancelling Operation message box appears. Do not remove the film holder until the scan is finished. Interfering with the scanner during scan could result in image distortion. 2. The image will be opened in your photo application software. · The driver window will automatically close after each scan if "Close driver after scanning" was selected in the preferences dialog box. 3. Save the image using the instructions from your photo application software. Multiple imag es can be scanned befo re closing the software if Pho toshop is the host softw are. PhotoDeluxe, Corel DRAW and Corel Pho topaint can only acquire on e image at a time. 4. Remove the film holder from the scanner. 34 P R E C I S I O N O P E R AT I O N SCAN FLOW Launch the Software Set Preferences Load the Film Holder Insert the Film Holder Specify the Film Type Prescan Orient the Image Set the Resolution Correct the Brightness, Contrast, and Colour Scan Save PRECISION OPERATION ­ STARTUP Launch the Software 1. Select File > Import > Select TWAIN_32 Source. . . · The select source dialog box will appear. 4. Select File > Acquire > TWAIN_32. · The Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual control and preview windows appear after initialization is complete. The startup pr ocedure on pages 16 and 17 can also be us ed Set the Preferences 1. Click on to open the preferences dialog box. · The preferences dialog box will open. 2. Specify the default input resolution, output resolution, and units settings from the drop-down lists. · We recomm end setting th e default input resolution to the highest resolu tion your outp ut device (printe r etc. ) can handle. 4. Click on settings. to accept the new preference 36 PRECISION CONTROL WINDOW ­ NAMES OF PARTS The precision mode control window will appear with the preview window. 1. Input resolution list box Dimâge Scan Dual 37 LOADING AND PRESCAN Load and insert the film holder. The white should be up rig ht. mark Specify the film type. Click on . Press the optio n key when clicking on to improve th e colour accuracy of th e prescan image. · The film will be prescanned twice. The second prescans the image. · The indicator lamp blinks slowly (0. 5 Hz) during prescan. 38 ORIENTING THE IMAGE Rotate, flip, and crop the image as desired. Click on the corners of the cropping frame to resize the scan area proportionally. Click on the sides of the cropping frame to resize the scan area non-proportionally. Dimâge Scan Dual 39 SETTING THE RESOLUTION Image resolution is the number of pixels per inch (ppi or dpi) that represent your scanned image. Higher input resolutions make larger output sizes and higher output resolutions possible. We recommend you set the output resolution to the highest value your output device (printer, monitor, etc. ) can handle. The input resolution will vary with the size of the scan area, magnification, and output size. 1. Select the desired output resolution from the output resolution drop-down list. · Values can also be entered directly to the output resolution list box. · This menu is dimmed and cannot be accessed when the units menu is set to pixels. 2. The dimensions of the cropping frame are displayed in the input size text boxes. · Values can also be entered directly to the input size list boxes. · The values will change if a different unit of measure is selected. 3. Enter the desired output size (maximum 3 digits). · The output size is limited by the maximum resolution of the scanner. [. . . ] Click on an image to select it for scanning. · Selected images are surrounded by a dark gray frame. · Press the control key while clicking to select additional frames for scanning. · Press the control key while clicking to deselect an image. CLICK CLICK · Press the shift key while clicking to select all the frames between the current frame and the last frame selected. CLICK CLICK 2. Click on image(s). to scan the selected Click on to save the scans dir ectly to a file. · The scans w ill be saved in BMP format. · The scans w ill not be automatically opened in a Photoshop w indow. · The scan is cancelled if more than the number of frames set for multiple acquire are selected. · Adobe PhotoDeluxe, Corel DRAW and Corel Photopaint can only acquire one image at a time. [. . . ]