Minolta Dimage Scan Elite F-2900 manual

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Thank you f or purchasing the Minolta Dimâge Scan Elite. The Dimâge Scan Elite F-2900 is a dual f or mat film scanner capable of scanning 35mm and with the optional AD-10 APS Adapter , Adv anced Photo System film. This manual has been designed to help y ou understand the operation of y our scanner . Please read this manual thoroughly to realise a[...]

1 FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE Please read and understand each caution bef ore using this product. T o av oid fire or electric shock: • Use only within the voltage range specified on the bac k of unit. • Do not expose this unit to liquids . • Do not inser t metal objects into this unit. • Do not touch the cord or plug if your hands are wet. • [...]

2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – PC A T CPU: Operating System: Memory: Monitor: Other: Windows 95 (incl. OSR2), Windo ws 98, or Windows NT 4.0. A minimum of 32 MB RAM. XGA (1024 x 768) or better . V GA (640 x 480) can be used. SCSI Board: The f ollowing Adaptec SCSI boards are recommended f or this de vice: A V A-1505AE A V A-2902E AHA-1510B AHA-1520B AHA[...]

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – MA CINT OSH 3 P ower PC A minimum of 8 MB application RAM in addition to the requirements f or the Mac OS and Adobe Photoshop™ 13 inch monitor capable of displa ying 32,000 colors. CPU: Operating System: Memory: Monitor: Other: Hard Disk Space: 90 MB of av ailable hard disk space. Mac OS 7.5 to 8.6 Standard SCSI board (SCS[...]

4 P A CKA GE CONTENTS 1. Minolta Dimâge Scan Elite 2. 35mm Slide and Negativ e holders 3. SCSI cable SC-11 4. A C pow er cord 5. DS_Elite driver softw are and manuals CD R OM 6. Quick Ref erence Guide 7. W arr anty card 8. Photoshop LE CD ROM The f ollowing contents should be inc luded in this pac kage. Software Registration Please register this s[...]

5 T ABLE OF CONTENTS FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS PC/A T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

6 SCANNER – NAMES OF P ARTS 1. Indicator lamp 2. Film slot 3. Film door 4. P ower s witch 5. SCSI por t - DB25 6. T er minator power s witch 7. SCSI ID s witches 8. SCSI por t - SCSI-1 9. A C sock et[...]

SCANNER SETUP[...]

8 Setting the SCSI ID T ur n off the computer and all the devices in the SCSI chain bef ore changing SCSI IDs, connecting, or disconnecting SCSI cables . Hardware damage ma y occur if this precaution is not f ollow ed. SETTING THE SCSI ID A SCSI ID is a unique address you assign to each SCSI de vice connected to your computer . The SCSI ID range of[...]

9 CONNECTING THE HARD W ARE 2. Connect one end of the SCSI cable to either SCSI port on the back of the scanner • Either SCSI por t can be used for other configurations , there is no dedicated in or out por t. 1. Place the scanner on a level surface. 3. Connect the other end of the SCSI cable to the SCSI por t on the computer or the last device i[...]

10 CONNECTING THE HARD W ARE 4. Plug the SCSI cable fr om the next de vice into the open port on the back of the scanner . If there are other devices in y our SCSI chain… 5. Plug the power cor d into the scanner’ s A C soc ket, then plug it into a grounded outlet. This deciv e is to be used with a pow er source within the v oltage as specified [...]

11 T er minating the SCSI chain helps to suppress electronic noise in the SCSI chain. Not ter minating the SCSI chain can cause slowdo wns, data errors, cr ashes, and other unpredictable errors . 5. Plug the power cor d into the scanner’ s A C socket, then plug it into a grounded outlet. 4. T urn the terminator power switc h (switc h 4) to ON. ?[...]

• The Device Wizard dialog box will appear . INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE – PC/A T 12 WINDO WS 95/ WINDO WS 98 WINDO WS NT 1. T urn on the scanner , then turn on the PC. 2. Star t the Windows operating system. This step varies with y our specific operating software ... Windows 95 Windows 95 Release 2 (OSR2) and Windows 98 • The New Hardw are Fou[...]

then clic k on N e xt. 9. Click on Br o wse to select another destination directory… • An install director y and path can also be entered directly into the install path list bo x. 8. After reading the agreement, clic k on Y es. • If you do not agree to the conditions stated in the End-User License Agreement, clic k on No and the software will[...]

13. Click on Yes. 12. Click on C lose. 11. Click on N e xt. • Setup will begin. INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE – PC/A T 14 10. Choose either T ypical or TW AIN Files install, then clic k on N e xt. The Setup T ype dialog bo x will appear . The Select Program Folder dialog bo x will appear . The Setup Successful dialog bo x will appear . The follo wi[...]

INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE – MA CINT OSH 15 1. T urn on the Dimâg e Scan Elite, then turn on your Macintosh. 2. Quit any open applications. 3. Inser t the Dimâge Scan Elite CD-ROM into the CD-R OM drive. • will appear on the desktop . 4. Double-c lick on . • The driver f olders will appear . 7. Click on . 8. Click on . • If you do not agre[...]

16 10. Click on . 11. Click on . • The software will be installed in a ne w f older titled Dimâge Scan Elite. • If Easy Install was chosen, the Dimâge Scan Elite f older will contain the follo wing items: DS_Elite Utility , DS_Elite Plug-in, and Read Me file. INST ALLING THE SOFTW ARE – MA CINT OSH 9. Select the install drive (or folder) an[...]

ST AND ARD OPERA TION SCAN FLO W Set the Preferences Launch the Software Load the Film Holder Inser t the Film Holder Specify the Film T ype Prescan Specify the Job T ype Orient the Image Correct the Brightness, Contrast, and Color Save Scan[...]

18 LA UNCHING THE SOFTW ARE The TW AIN driver lets y ou control the software through another application, such as y our image editing software . Launching the TW AIN Driver — Windows This manual uses Adobe Photoshop 4.0.1 as the host application. Commands ma y vary among applications. 1. Open the host application. 2. Select File > Impor t >[...]

LA UNCHING THE SOFTW ARE 19 The plug-in software lets y ou access the software through Adobe Photoshop . Launching the Plug-in — Macintosh 1. Launch Adobe Photoshop. 2. Photoshop 4.0.1 and newer: Select File > Import > DS_Elite Plug-in. Photoshop 3.0.5: Select File > Acquire > DS_Elite Plug-in The software is ready f or use when the M[...]

MAIN WINDO W—NAME OF P ARTS 20 MAIN window The Command Window part — Name of par ts Film f or mat list box Film f or mat list box Inde x Scan button Prescan button Scan button Navigation b utton Close button Status bar Help button ( on Macintosh) Pref erences button APS Rewind b utton Inde x scan (see page 56) / Prescan (see page 26) / Image Co[...]

SETTING THE PREFERENCES 21 1. Click on . A uto Expose for Slides c hec kbo x Close Driver software After Scanning chec kbo x Digital ICE Setting box 2. Set the preferences as desired. Select this checkbo x when scanning underexposed slides. Closes the scanner's driver softw are after the scan is complete. Select the DIGIT AL ICE (removing dust[...]

LO ADING THE FILM HOLDER 22 2. Place the film in the film holder emulsion side up. • The film holder will accept film strips up to 6 frames long. • Brush dust off the film before placing it into the film holder . Using the included 35mm negativ e and slide holders, the Minolta Dimâge Scan Elite can scan mounted or unmounted… • 35mm colour [...]

LO ADING THE FILM HOLDER 23 Loading the Slide Holder Do not scan glass mounted slides. Glass mounts bend the light from the line scanner , producing bad results. 1. Inser t slides into the slide holder em ulsion side up. • Brush dust off the the slide before placing it into the film holder . • Slide mounts must be thick er than 1 mm and thinner[...]

INSERTING THE FILM HOLDER INT O THE SCANNER 24 The white mark should be upright. The notches in the film and slide holders identify the position of the scanning windows . Push the holder all the wa y in to scan the last fr ame on that side of the film holder . Remov e, flip , then re-inser t the film holder to scan the frames on the other side of t[...]

25 Setting the Film T ype 1. Select 35mm from the film f ormat drop-do wn list. • The Previe w window appears . 2. Select the film type from the film type drop-do wn list. 3. Click on in the Main windo w . The previe wed image will appear in the Previe w windo w . Press Ctrl when pre viewing ( on the Macintosh) to see CMY v alues in the RGB/CMY d[...]

26 The Previe w windo w par t — Name of parts Pre viewing creates a scan of the image that y ou can apply and vie w color , contrast, or ientation,and brightness corrections before clic king on the Scan b utton. This ensures that the final scan will be the best it can be. Rotate Left buttonZoom b utton F rame n umber indicator A uto Holder/Mount [...]

27 A UT O-EXPOSURE LOCK Especially useful when scanning brac keted e xposures, AE ( auto e xposure) loc k lets you scan multiple images with the same initial e xposure settings . AE Loc k sav es the automatic e xposure settings deter mined when an image is pre vie wed. Subsequent images are previe wed using the ‘lock ed’ e xposure settings. •[...]

28 AE AREA LOCK The area used by the auto e xposure algor ithm can be adjusted so that only the selected area is taken into account b y AE. P erform the procedure below after pre viewing 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 do[...]

29 ORIENTING THE IMA GE Click on the and buttons to correct the orientation of y our image bef ore scanning. Changes will be reflected in the pre view image . Rotate Click on to rotate the image 90° c loc kwise . Click on to rotate the image 90° counter -c lockwise.[...]

30 ORIENTING THE IMA GE The and b uttons let y ou flip the image left to right or top to bottom before scanning. Changes will be reflected in the pre view image . Flip Click on to flip the image left-to-right. Click on to flip the ima ge top to bottom. • The image is upside down compared to the original scan. • Image is backw ards compared to t[...]

31 Click on the cr opping frame and dra g the pointer in or out. • Click on the corners and drag to resize the cropping frame propor tionally . • Click on the sides and drag to resiz e the cropping frame non-propor tionally . Click inside the cr opping frame, then drag the cropping frame to its ne w location. The cropping frame defines ho w muc[...]

32 ORIENTING THE IMA GE 2. Click an ywhere on the image to zoom in. • The click ed position will be the center of the magnified view . • The + disappears from the magnifier icon when the maximum image magnification has been reached. Use the zoom b utton to increase or reduce the image magnification. Magnifying or Reducing the View 1. Click on i[...]

33 2. Click on and dra g the image to the desired location. Use the grab b utton to scroll an enlarged image . • can only be selected when the image has been magnified beyond the limits of the Pre vie w window . Scr oll 1. Click on in the Preview image display area. • The pointer will change to . ORIENTING THE IMA GE When APS is selected in the[...]

The Image correction window part — Name of par ts This scanner giv es you three options f or correcting the brightness, contr ast, and color balance of the final scan. • Click on the Image Correction windo w in the Main window . Undo button Correction Reset button Snapshot button RGB/CMY displa y Image Correction Job Sav e b utton Image Correct[...]

35 IMA GE CORRECTION – T ONE CUR VES/HIST OGRAM Click on in the Image Correction window . When the T one cur ves/Histogr am Correction button is clic k ed, the T one Cur ves/Histog ram Correction dialog bo x is displa yed. The T one Cur ves dialog bo x allows y ou to change the tone curves and to directly correct the output v alue. The Histogram [...]

36 IMA GE CORRECTION – T ONE CUR VES/HIST OGRAM Changing the shape of a correction cur ve changes the output le vel f or each corresponding input le v el. Changing the shape of the red, green, or blue curves aff ects color balance of the image. Changes to the RGB cur ve aff ect the image contrast and br ightness. 1. Click on the arr o w next to t[...]

37 IMA GE CORRECTION – T ONE CUR VES/HIST OGRAM Correcting the Histogram 1. Drag the slider to mo ve it to the desired level or input the value in the te xt bo x. • The change will be reflected in the previe w image. Input Le v el Histograms Displa ying the Histogram of Each R, G, B color 1. Click the RGB Displa y b utton. • When the RGB Disp[...]

Setting the White Point 38 IMA GE CORRECTION – T ONE CUR VES/HIST OGRAM 1. Double-c lick the Blac k P oint button. • The P oint V alue dialog is displa yed. 2. Input the desired blac k point value. 3. Click the Blac k P oint button. • The cursor changes to the blac k dropper shape. 4. Click the desired shado w point of the image. • The imag[...]

39 IMA GE CORRECTION – T ONE CUR VES/HIST OGRAM 1. Click the Gra y P oint button. • The cursor changes to the gra y dropper shape. 2. Click the point to be c hanged to gray in the ima ge . • The image is corrected so that the point you click ed is the gra y point. • The change will be reflected in the previe w image. Setting the gra y point[...]

40 IMA GE CORRECTION — BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST/COLOR BALANCE When the Brightness/Contrast/Color Balance Correction button is clic k ed, the Brightness/Contrast/Color Balance Correction window is displa y ed. The images can be corrected by dr agging the slider or inputting the desired v alue in the te xt bo x. • Click on in the Image Correction wind[...]

41 1. Drag each Brightness, Contrast or Color balance slider or input the desired value in the te xt bo x. • The change will be reflected in the previe w image. • Moving the Brightness, Contrast or Color balance slider changes “P ost- Correction Gra y Scale” and “P ost-Correction LUT”. P ost-Correction LUT The color of the image is chan[...]

42 IMA GE CORRECTION — HUE/SA TURA TION/LIGHTNESS When the Hue/Saturation/Lightness Correction b utton is click ed, the Hue/Saturation/Lightness Correction window is displa y ed. The images can be corrected by dr agging the slider or inputting the desired v alue in the te xt bo x. • Click on in the Image Correction window . 1. Drag the each Hue[...]

43 A uto setting When the A uto setting button is clic k ed, the saturation of the image is corrected automatically without changing the hue and lightness. IMA GE CORRECTION — HUE/SA TURA TION/LIGHTNESS Reset If you clic k the Reset b utton, the settings in the current correction window are reset.[...]

44 Selecting the Correction Item Y ou can select from colour balance, brightness, contrast and satur ation as the correction item to be used in the v ariation correction. Howe v er , colour balance and saturation are not av ailable when using monochrome film. 1. Click on the arr o w next to the correction item in the correction list bo x. The av ai[...]

45 IMA GE CORRECTION — V ARIA TION CORRECTION Color Balance Correction The 6 images that hav e been corrected b y one-step in each RGBCMY direction f or the center image are displa yed. 1. Click the colour balance. • The corrected 6 frames of v ariation images are display ed. 2. Click the ima ge in the direction you want to correct fr om the 6 [...]

46 Saturation Correction The 2 images of which saturation has been corrected on the right and left sides of the center image are displa yed . The variation image on the left side shows lo wer eff ect, and on the right side shows higher eff ect. 1. Click the ima ge in the direction you want to correct fr om the 2 frames of the images except f or the[...]

47 IMA GE CORRECTION — SNAPSHO T When the Snapshot button is clic k ed, the current pre view image is stored in the Snapshot Displa y Area temporarily and displa yed as a thumbnail. When the thumbnail in the Snapshot Displa y Area is double-clic k ed, that image is displa yed in the pre view windo w . This allows a n umber of varying different co[...]

48 Full-Screen View This function allows y ou to displa y full screen the vie w of the corrected image in the image correction window . 1. Click the Full-Screen View b utton. • When the Pre/P ost Correction Image Comparing Display b utton is clic ked, the siz e of the pre and post correction image is automatically changed according to the size of[...]

49 IMA GE CORRECTION — JOB SA VE/JOB LO AD Saving Ima ge Correction Job 2. Input the job name and clic k on the OK b utton. • The current image correction setting is sav ed as an image correction job . The image correction setting in each correction window can be sav ed as an image correction job . Y ou can easily correct the image by loading t[...]

50 IMA GE CORRECTION — JOB SA VE/JOB LO AD 1. Click on the Ima ge Correction Job Load button in the correction window . • The Image Correction Job List window is displa yed. Loading Image Correction Job This function allows y ou to load the sa ved correction job and apply an image correction to the displa yed image . 2. Select the image correct[...]

51 NA VIGA TION The Navigation windo w allows you to automat the procedure of scanning. When the Navigation button is clic k ed in the Main window , the navigation windo w is displa y ed. The Navigation Dialog bo x — Name of par ts Operation Item chec kbo x Navigation Flo w APS Repeated Operation Item checkbo x Navigation Men u list bo x Operatio[...]

52 NA VIGA TION Navigation Men u This menu allo ws you to select the sa v ed setting f or automatic operation. Not only the sav ed settings b ut the “Sav e Setting” and “Delete Setting” items are displa yed in this men u. 1. Select the operation items in the Operation Item Checkbo x or APS Repeated Operation Item chec kbo x. • The selecte[...]

53 Saving, Selecting and Deleting a Navigation Setting This function allows y ou to sa ve the na vigation settings . The abov e settings can be sa v ed, selected or deleted in the Navigation Men u list bo x. Saving a Na vigation setting 1. Click on the arr o w next to the Na vigation menu list to display the a v ailable men u. 2. Select saving sett[...]

54 FINAL SCAN T wain Driver Plug-in Software Scan the film according to the Pre view settings . With the Dimâge Scan Elite utility software , you can sa v e the final scan in one of the f ollowing file f or mats. JPEG TIFF BMP (Windows only) PICT (Macintosh operating system only) The 48 bit (16 bit each RGB) image file can be sav ed in the tiff f [...]

SCANNING APS FILM Set Preferences Launch Software Load and Inser t the Film Holder Specify the Film T ype Prescan Scan Save Index Scan Select Frame (s) to Prescan fr om Index Print OR Select Frame(s) to Prescan Orient and Cr op Correct the Contrast, Brightness and Color SCAN FLO W Specify the Job T ype[...]

56 LA UNCH SOFTW ARE SPECIFY FILM TYPE 1. Launch the software (pp. 18-19). 2. Select APS Cassette from the film f ormat dr op- down list in the main windo w . 3. Select the film type from the film type drop-do wn list.[...]

57 PREFERENCES – APS SETTINGS Index Scan Priority Speed – Creates a thumbnail representation of each frame on the roll. Quality – Thumbnail and Previe w images are created f or each frame on the roll. • Double-clic king on the inde x image opens the ready-made previe w image. A uto Film Rewind Clicking on the eject b utton in the Command wi[...]

58 APS AD APTER (OPTIONAL) The AD-10 APS Adapter is an optional accessor y . The Dimâge Scan Elite can not scan Adv anced Photo System film (IX-240 type) without the AD-10 APS Adapter . Names of P arts Loading the APS Adapter 1. Slide the film-chamber release as shown. • The film-chamber door will open. 2. Inser t the film cassette into the film[...]

APS AD APTER (OPTIONAL) 59 …then open the scanner’ s film door . 1. Press the door where shown to unloc k, 2. Inser t the APS Adapter into the scanner . Inser ting the APS Adapter[...]

Inde x scan displa ys a scan of each image on the cassette in the inde x scan window . The time required f or an inde x scan depends on the perf ormance of your machine. If you don’t w ant to inde x scan the entire roll, select the frame n umber of the image you w ant to scan from the inde x print provided by y our photofinisher . Clic k on the a[...]

61 INDEX SCAN Click on in the Main window . • All frames on the cassette will be scanned and appear in the Inde x window . • T o cancel the index scan, press the escape ke y ( -• Command and period for the Macintosh) until the Cancelling Inde x Scan message box appears. • The completed index scans will appear in the inde x window . • F ra[...]

62 INDEX SCAN Index scan Change the size of the Inde x scan windo w as desired. The position of the frames will change accordingly . Click on the corner tab and dra g to reach the desired size . • When the Full-Screen Vie w button is not clic ked, the siz e and shape of the inde x frames does not change. • When the Full-Screen Vie w button is c[...]

63 PREVIEW AND IMA GE CORRECTION 1. Click on an ima ge or an image box, then clic k on . The image will be prescanned, then opened in the Previe w window . 5. Close the Previe w window to return to the Inde x window . • Adjustments made in the Previe w window are held until the image is scanned or the driver software is closed. 3. Apply contrast,[...]

64 SCANNING THE IMA GE Selecting Frames 1. Click on an ima ge to select it for scanning. • Selected images are surrounded by a dark gra y frame . 2. Click on to scan the selected image(s). • The scan is cancelled if more than the number of frames selected is greater than the Max # of F r ames set in the Preferences dialog bo x. See Preferences [...]

65 REMO VING THE APS AD APTER 1. Click on to rewind the film into the cassette. • This step is not necessar y when the auto rewind option is selected in the Pref erence dialog box windo w (p . 49). 3. Close the Control Window to e xit the Dimâge Scan Elite driver software . • The driver window will close automatically after each scan if the Cl[...]

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APPENDIX[...]

68 COLOR MA TCHING This function allows y ou to match the scanner data to the monitor type (colour space). The output colour space and ICC profile can be specified by using the colour matching function. T o match the scanner data to the colour space, specify the output colour space. T o correct the color reproduction character of the monitor and to[...]

COLOR MA TCHING 69 Output colour space setting 1. Inser t the chec k mark in the “Color Matching ON” bo x. 1. Inser t the chec k mark in the “use ICC profile” box. 2. Click the Load b utton. • The standard file open dialog of your operating system is displa y ed. 3. Select the ICC profile accor ding to the monitor being used. The applicat[...]

70 SCAN SETTINGS The scan settings deter mine your final image’ s resolution, dimensions, and file siz e, as w ell as helping deter mine the image quality . Y ou can select a Job (p . 71) to hav e the scan settings selected f or you or y ou can directly enter them into the Main windo w (Inde x window or Pre vie w window). The Scan Settings par t [...]

SCAN SETTINGS 71 Image resolution is the number of pix els per inch (ppi or dpi) that represent y our scanned image. The size of an image file is determined by its siz e (dimensions) and resolution. The rule to follo w when scanning is "bigger is better". T o obtain the best results, set the output resolution to the highest v alue your fi[...]

72 SCAN SETTINGS 4. Enter the desired output resolution from the output resolution drop-do wn list. • V alues can also be entered into the output resolution list box directly . • The output resolution cannot be changed when the unit list box is set to pix els. 5. The dimensions of the cropping frame are display ed in the input size text bo x es[...]

CREA TING / DELETING JOB FILES 73 In addition to the Job settings included with the software , it is possible to create and sa v e y our own Job settings . Creating a Job 1. Set the desired settings in the Main window (Inde x window or Pre view windo w). 2. Click on . 3. Name the job by entering a title and select the desired category , then clic k[...]

74 SCAN JOB TYPE Bef ore making the final scan, the scanner needs to know ho w big the final image will be and the quality of output that will be used (printer , monitor , etc.) so it knows what resolution to scan the film. Using the Job function is a quic k and easy wa y to enter the scan settings . Scan Job Category Description Custom User create[...]

SCAN JOB FILE LIST – 35MM 75 Default Default 705 300 235 pixel 1008 672 OFF 1008 672 OFF Color Laser Printer Max Size_600dpi 2820 600 470 mm 36.3 24.2 OFF 170.00 113.00 ON A4Quar ter_600dpi 2447 600 407 mm 36.3 24.2 OFF 148.00 98.70 ON A4Eighth_600dpi 1735 600 289 mm 36.3 24.2 OFF 105.00 70.00 ON Letter Quar ter_600dpi 2291 600 381 inch 1.43 0.95[...]

76 SCAN JOB FILE LIST – 35MM W eb Pa ge 1023 x 682 716 300 238 pixel 1023 682 OFF 1023 682 ON 960 x 640 671 300 223 pixel 960 640 OFF 960 640 ON 870 x 580 608 300 202 pixel 870 580 OFF 870 580 ON 768 x 512 537 300 179 pixel 768 512 OFF 768 512 ON 624 x 416 436 300 145 pixel 624 416 OFF 624 416 ON 600 x 400 419 300 139 pixel 600 400 OFF 600 400 ON[...]

SCAN JOB FILE LIST – APS 77 Default Default 705 300 235 pix el 832 480 OFF 832 480 OFF Color Laser Printer Max Size_600dpi 2820 600 470 mm 29.9 17.2 OFF 140.00 81.20 ON A4 Eighth_600dpi 2104 600 350 mm 30.0 17.3 OFF 105.00 60.60 ON Letter Eighth_600dpi 2161 600 360 inch 1.18 0.68 OFF 4.25 2.45 ON Max Size_400dpi 2820 400 705 mm 29.9 17.2 OFF 211.[...]

78 GLOSSAR Y BRIGHTNESS The lightness or darkness of the image. CHANNEL The component of an image. Y our scanned image has three channels: red, green, and b lue (RGB). CONTRAST The gradation of shades in an image . A high contrast image has v er y dark areas and br ight areas without many middle shades. A low contr ast image has many tones that are[...]

GLOSSAR Y 79 RESAMPLE T o change the number of pix els in the image . If pixels are discarded when shrinking an image, it is called resampling down. If ne w pix els are created in an image, it is called resampling up . RESOLUTION The number of pix els in a giv en area of the image; such as pix els per inch or pix els per centimeter . High resolutio[...]

80 TROUBLE SHOO TING • Load film into the film holder . • Scanner door opened during setup . Close scanner door . The computer will not star t up after connecting the scanner . • Shut down the computer and all the de vices in your SCSI chain, then check the SCSI cab les , SCSI ID connection, pow er cord, and SCSI ID . DS_Elite does not appear[...]

81 T ype: Fix ed sensor , film transpor t, single pass Usable Film: 35mm - negativ e/ positiv e, colour/ B&W APS cassette (with optional adapter) - colour/ B&W , negativ e/ positiv e Scanning Dimensions: 35mm - 24.2 x 36.3mm (2688 x 4032 pixels) APS - 17.28 x 29.95mm (1920 x 3328 pix els) Optical Input Resolution: 2820 dpi A/D Con ver sion:[...]

82 USER TECHNICAL SUPPORT Please contact your dealer f or information regarding installation, SCSI-2 interface recommendations, or application compatibility . If you dealer is unab le to help you, contact one of the distributors listed on the bac k cov er . Please have the f ollo wing inf ormation ready when calling Minolta T echnical Support. Dete[...]

83 NO TES[...]