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a b DuoScan f40 Ow ner’s Guide Prefac e This chapter gives you general inform ation about DuoSc an f40. Chapter 1: Preparing the Sc anner This chapter shows you how to prepare y our DuoScan f 40 for ins tallation. Chapter 2: Installing the Scanner This c hapter shows you how to set up y our DuoScan f40 f or the Apple Macintosh and PC. Chapter 3: [...]
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Trademark s 2 Trademarks Agfa and the Agf a rhom bus are tradem ar ks of Agf a-Gevaert AG . DuoScan f40, F otoLook , ColorT une and T winplate are tradem ark s of Agf a-Gevaer t N.V. Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop and the Ac robat logo are tradem ar ks of Adobe Systems , Incorporated. Intel is a register ed tradem ark of Intel Cor poration. Apple, [...]
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Contents 3 Contents Preface ........................................................................................................................ ....................... 4 Chapter 1: Preparing the Scanner ............................................................................................... .... 5 Unpack ing the Scanner ................[...]
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Preface 4 Preface DuoScan f40 c an scan ref lective and trans parent originals, eac h on an independent scan bed. T he scanner us es the T winplate scanning technology, allowing y ou to prepare transparent originals while scanning ref lective originals and vice versa. T his m eans a consider able increase in productivity. Instead of only switching [...]
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Chapter 1: Prepari ng the Scanner 5 Chapter 1: Preparing the Scanner This chapter ass ists you in preparing your DuoScan f40 for installation. You will find instructions for: ! Unpack ing the Scanner ! Unlock ing the Scanner ! Lock ing the Scanner ! Tak ing a Closer Look[...]
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Chapter 1: Prepari ng the Scanner 6 Unpacking the Scanner 1 Open the pack ing box and tak e out all the item s car efully. 2 Check each item to m ake s ure that there is no vis ual defec t. If som ething is mis sing, contact your dealer or Agf a service r epresentative. 3 Remove the plas tic wrapping and the pack ing m aterials f rom the scanner . [...]
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Chapter 1: Prepari ng the Scanner 7 Locking the Scanner If you need to transport the scanner over long distances , you should first lock your scanner. T his will protect the scanner 's optical as sem bly from possible dam age. 1 Switch on y our sc anner. The s canner’s optic al assem bly moves to its hom e position. 2 W hen the busy indicato[...]
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Chapter 1: Prepari ng the Scanner 8 Taking a Closer Look You can now take a closer look at the sc anner, so that you become f am iliar with its parts. T he figure illust rates the locations of the dif ferent par ts of your DuoScan f40. 1. reflec tive glass plate 2. adjustable docum ent c over 3. transparenc y tray 4. busy indicator for trans parenc[...]
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Chapter 1: Prepari ng the Scanner 9 The f ollowing figure illustrates the location of the differ ent parts at the rear of your scanner. 1234 1. Power input 2. USB port 3. FireW ire ports 4. Unused connector The f ollowing figure illustrates the location of the differ ent parts of the transparenc y plate. 1. Universal trans parency plate 2. Calibrat[...]
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Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 10 Chapter 2: Installing the Scanner This chapter shows you how to set up y our DuoScan f40 with your Apple Macintosh or PC. You will find infor m ation about: ! Minimum Har dware and Software Requirem ents ! Environm ental Requirem ents ! Precautions ! Cleaning Your Scanner ! Installation of the Sof tware ! Inst[...]
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Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 11 Minimum Hardw are and Softw are Requirements ! For the Apple Macintos h: Minimu m r equirem ents: " A Power PC™ process or. " 32 MB of RAM if virtual m em ory is switched on, 64 MB RAM if virtual m em or y is switched off. " A 800 x 600 m onitor with thousands of colors. " Sy stem ™ 8.1[...]
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Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 12 Env ironmental Requirements # Place the scanner on a horizontal, flat surf ace. # To ens ure proper ventilation, allow a m inim um of 10 cm (4 inc hes) f ree spac e around each side of the sc anner and a m inim um of 15 cm (6 inc hes) at the rear of the sc anner. # Make s ure that no vibrations or shock s occ [...]
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Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 13 Cleaning Your Scanner # In order to m aintain the quality of y our scanned im ages , regularly clean both glass plates (the reflec tive glass plate and the univers al transparenc y plate). # Before c leaning, switch off the power to the scanner and unplug the c able. # Use a dam p cloth and a m ild detergent o[...]
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Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 14 Installation of the Softw are Fore m ore inf orm ation, refer to the Getting Started m anual. Installation for the A pple Macintosh Caution : Before ins talling the scanner software, you have to install the additional OCR and im age editing software. This s ection shows you how to set up y our DuoScan f40 with[...]
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Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 15 Connecting your scanner using the FireWire cable W hen FireW ire is supported, it m eans you can connect devic es using the FireW ire cable and the FireW ire ports at the rear of y our com puter or device. FireW ire is hot- plugable: you can connect or disconnec t the FireW ire at any time (without shutting do[...]
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Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 16 Connecting your scanner using the USB cable USB is hot-plugable: you can connect or dis connect the USB cable at any time ( without shutting down y our com puter). 1 Connect one end of your USB cable to the USB port on your scanner. Make s ure you connect the correct plug as shown in the figure below. 2 Connec[...]
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Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 17 Testing the Scanner and the Connecti on You are now ready to check if the s canner is oper ating properly and if the devices are c orrec tly connected to your Macintosh. 1 Verify if the USB or FireW ir e cable is proper ly connected to your Macintosh. 2 Switch on y our Macintosh. As it starts up, y our Macinto[...]
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Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 18 Installation for the PC This section shows you how to set up y our DuoScan f40 with your PC. You can find inform ation on connecting the sc anner to your PC and instructions f or testing the s canner and the connec tion. Caution: Make sur e to install the sc anner driver (F otoLook 3.5) before c onnecting the [...]
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Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 19 Connecting the Scanner to Your PC # Using the FireW ire c able W hen your PC is running W indows 98 SE, W indows ME or W indows 2000, and when a FireW ire c ard (IEEE 1394, OHCI c om pliant) is installed in your PC, y ou can use the inc luded FireW ire cable to c onnect the DuoScan f 40 to your PC. The FireW i[...]
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Chapter 2: Ins talling the Sc anner 20 Connecting your scanner using the USB cable 1 Make s ure you connected the power cord to the scanner and s witched on the scanner as described in “ Tes ting the Scanner and the Connection ”. 2 Connect one end of your USB cable to the USB port on your scanner. Mak e sure you connect the correc t plug as sho[...]
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Chapter 3: Pl acing Your Orig inals 21 Chapter 3: Placing Originals This c hapter shows you how to scan with y our DuoScan f40. ! Placing Reflec tive Originals ! Placing T ransparent O riginals ! Using the Universal T rans parency Plate ! Using the Single Slide Holders ! Using the Batch Slide Holders[...]
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Chapter 3: Pl acing Your Orig inals 22 Placing Reflectiv e Originals You can place a reflec tive original directly on the scanner’s reflec tive glass plate. T he DuoScan f 40 has an adjus table docum ent cover: when you scan a thick original (lik e a book or a m agazine) on the reflec tive glass plate, the docum ent c over adjus ts autom atically[...]
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Chapter 3: Pl acing Your Orig inals 23 Placing Transparent Originals W hen you scan transparent originals , y ou use the univers al transparenc y plate or the batch slide holder fr ame, which you put into the transparency tray of the sc anner.[...]
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Chapter 3: Pl acing Your Orig inals 24 Using the Universal Transparency Plate Caution : W hen you use the universal transparenc y plate, you alw ay s have to attach your transparent or iginals with the single slide holders or with adhesive tape. Otherwise you might loose them in the s canner. To s can a transpar ent original, carr y out the followi[...]
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Chapter 3: Pl acing Your Orig inals 25 Using the Single Slide Holders You put y our or iginals in a single s lide holder to m ake s ure that the original lies flat on the glass plate and to avoid overexposur e near the edges. T here are three s izes of single slide holder s: 35 mm , 6 x 6 cm , and 4 x 5 inch. T o sc an a transparent or iginal using[...]
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Chapter 3: Pl acing Your Orig inals 26 Using the Batch Sli de Holders Batch slide holders are used in order to increase the pr oductivity of the scanner. T he concept of the batch slide holders is developed so that a var iety of c ombinations are poss ible. The bas e is the batch slide holder fram e in which dif fer ent kinds of batch s lide holder[...]
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Chapter 3: Pl acing Your Orig inals 27 35 mm framed batch slide holder This holder can hold a m axim um of s ixteen pre-m ounted s lides at the tim e. Once loaded, you put the holder into the transpar ency tray . 1 Put y our original f ace down in the 35 m m fram ed batch s lide holder. 2 Put the batch slide holder into the batc h slide holder f ra[...]
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Chapter 3: Pl acing Your Orig inals 28 35 mm strip slide holder Two strips of six slides can be m ounted into the holder which is then m ounted into the transpar ency tray. 1 Put y our str ip with originals face down in the 35 m m strip s lide holder. 2 Match the fog ar ea (the space between two negatives) with the arrow m ark on the holder. 3 Clos[...]
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Chapter 3: Pl acing Your Orig inals 29 " Note: If your originals are not proper ly positioned, you can still adjust the s trip by sliding the closed lid in the requir ed direction. 4 Put the batch slide holder into the batc h slide holder f ram e. 5 Put the batch slide holder f ram e into the transpar ency tray of the scanner . 6 x 9 cm and 4 [...]
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Appendix A: Troubleshoot ing 30 Appendix A: Troubleshooting This appendix explains s om e com m on problem s you may come ac ross when starting up or using y our DuoScan f 40. The pow er indicator fails to light up. # Verify the power connection to the scanner. # Check if the power switch is on. # If you have confirm ed that there is power to the s[...]
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Appendix A: Troubleshoot ing 31 Using the FireWire/USB connection, FotoLook does not recognize the scanner ( MACINTOSH only). # To verif y if the correct inter face type is selected: 1 Open the Agfa F otoLook f older at the top level of your hard disk . 2 Open the Utilities f older. 3 Open the Scanner ID c heck er application. 4 Select the interf a[...]
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Appendix B: Technic al Inform ati on 32 Appendix B: Technical Information This appendix provides s om e technical inf orm ation about your DuoScan f40. T echnical specif ications are s ubject to c hange without notice. Scanner type: Flatbed legal or A4 size color CCD scanner CCD: 10 000 elements , color type Optical re solution: 2400 ppi vertical x[...]
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Appendix B: Technic al Inform ati on 33 Power consum ption: <39 W Dimens ions: 395 mm ( 15.5 inch) x 160 m m (6 .3 inch) x 570 mm ( 22.4 inch) (W x H x L) W eight: 11.5 kg Acoustic nois e: max . 50 dB in worst condition Interfac e: FireW ire ( IEEE 1394) USB Environm ent: Operating tem perature: 10°C to 35°C (50 °F to 90 °F) Relative hum idi[...]
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Appendix C: DuoScan f 40 Regulation Com plianc e 34 Appendix C: DuoScan f40 Regulation Compliance ! Safety Regulations ! UL Safety Statement ! TÜV: W ichtige Sicherheits hinweise ! Electrom agnetic Com patibility ! Federal Com m unications Com m iss ion Radio Frequency Interference Statem ent. ! Canadian departm ent of Com m unications[...]
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Appendix C: DuoScan f 40 Regulation Com plianc e 35 Safety Regulations DuoScan f40 has been designed to com ply wi th: # VDE 0805 # IEC 950, EN 60950 (GS approved) # UL 1950 # CSA c22.2 No. 950-M89 DuoScan f40 als o com plies with CE regulations and c arries the CE m ark . UL Safety Statement Instruct ions for power supply cord selection: Use a UL [...]
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Appendix C: DuoScan f 40 Regulation Com plianc e 36 Electromagnetic Compatibility DuoScan f40 is designed to com ply with: # Emis sion: EN55022, Class B # Imm unity: IEC 801-2; IEC801-3; IEC 801-4 # 47 CFR, part 15, subpart B, c lass B Federal Communi cations Commissi on Radio Frequency Interference Statement. This equipment has been tested and f o[...]