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35 mm Film Scanner LS-2000 User's Guide[...]

ii Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Cautions • The reproduction of this manual in whole or in part is prohibited save in cases in which Nikon’s prior permission has been obtained. • The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice. • Nikon has made every effort to produce a perfect manual, but shou[...]

iii Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Radio Frequency Interference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfere[...]

iv Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Safety Precautions Observe the following safety precautions when installing and operating the LS-2000: • Do not allow your fingers, hair, or clothing into the film insertion slot Do not insert your fingers, hair, or clothing into the film inser- tion slot on the front of the scanner when the powe[...]

v Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide • Do not place foreign objects inside the scanner Do not allow foreign objects of any kind into the unit. If flammable objects, metal, or water come in contact with the interior of the scanner, malfunction, fire, or electric shock could result. • Do not place vases, flowerpots, cups, cosmetics, [...]

vi Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide When transporting the scanner The LS-2000 is for use only in the country of sale. Nikon will not be held responsible for consequences resulting from use overseas. The scanning mechanism must be locked in its home position for transport within the country. To return the scanning mechanism to its hom[...]

vii Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Notice concerning prohibition of copying or repro- duction Note that simply being in possession of material which has been copied or reproduced by means of a scanner may be punishable by law. • Items prohibited by law from being copied or reproduced Do not copy or reproduce paper money, coins, s[...]

viii Contents Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Contents Safety Precautions ................................................................. iv 1. Overview ............................................................... 1 2. Parts and Accessories ......................................... 3 2.1 What’s in the Box ....................[...]

1 1. Overview Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide 1. Overview Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon LS-2000 scanner for 35 mm film. The LS-2000 is a high-speed, high-resolution scanner capable of producing images suited to a wide variety of tasks, including desk-top publishing, design, and multi-media publishing. Its modular design all[...]

2 1. Overview Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide The chapters that follow provide a step-by-step guide to installing your scanner and using Nikon Scan to scan 35 mm slides or strip film. The next chapter, Parts and Accessories , lists the things you should find packaged with your LS-2000 and names the parts of the scanner. This is foll[...]

3 2. Parts and Accessories Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide 2. P arts and Accessories This chapter lists the items you should find packaged with your LS- 2000 and names the parts of the scanner. 2.1 What’ s in the Bo x Purchasers of the LS-2000 should find that the package contains the items listed below. Should you find that anyth[...]

4 2. Parts and Accessories Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide 2.2 P ar ts of the LS-2000 Status LED Feet (used when scan- ner is on its side) Transport locking screw Sliding cover Adapter slot Feet (used when scanner is on its base) On/off switch (on side of scanner) MADE IN JAPAN 100098 SCSI SCSI SCSI NB TERMINATOR OFF ON 6 5 4 3 2 1 [...]

5 3. Setup Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide 3. Setup This chapter takes you step-by-step through the process of setting up the LS-2000 and installing Nikon Scan. 3.1 Setting up the LS-2000 This section outlines the steps involved in connecting the LS-2000 to a computer. Before using your scanner, you will need to com- plete the follo[...]

6 3. Setup Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide The scanner has feet both on its base and on one side, making it possible to place the scanner either on its base or on its side. When installing the scanner, leave enough space free for ease of operation. There should be at least 5 cm (2 ″ ) of space above the unit, and 10 cm (4 ″ ) be[...]

7 3. Setup Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide When installing the scanner on its side Step 2—Remove the transport locking screws Once the scanner is installed, slide the front cover open. Using a coin, remove the transport locking screws from the adapter slot and side panel and screw them into the holes provided on the rear panel. Th[...]

8 3. Setup Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Step 3—Connect the power cable Before connecting the power cable, confirm that the scanner is off and that the transport locking screws have been removed from the side of the scanner and adapter slot. The scanner is off when the end of the power switch marked “0” is down. Attach the f[...]

9 3. Setup Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide • Should the insulation become damaged and the wires become exposed, contact your retailer or Nikon service office for replacement. Continued use could cause fire or electric shock. • Do not handle the cable when your hands are wet. Doing so could cause electric shock. • The outlet in[...]

10 3. Setup Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Step 4—Connect the SCSI cable The LS-2000 connects to your computer by a Small Computer Systems Interface, or SCSI. To use a SCSI connection, you will need an appropriate SCSI cable and, in the case of IBM PC/AT compatible computers, a SCSI extension board (“SCSI adapter”) or PCMCIA [...]

11 3. Setup Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide When the scanner is the last device in the chain 1. Set the terminator switch on the rear of the scanner to ON TERMINATOR OFF ON 2. Connect the SCSI cable to either of the two SCSI connectors on the rear of the scanner and connect the other end to the next device in the chain MADE IN JAPAN[...]

12 3. Setup Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide When the scanner is between other devices 1. Set the terminator switch on the rear of the scanner to OFF TERMINATOR OFF ON 2. Connect the SCSI cable from one of the devices in the chain to either of the connectors on the rear of the scanner, then connect a cable to the remaining connector [...]

13 3. Setup Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide ✔ SCSI connection checklist • Turn off the computer, the LS-2000, and all SCSI devices before connecting the scanner. • Be sure that the devices at both ends of the SCSI chain are terminated. If the host computer is a Macintosh, the chain will already be terminated at the computer en[...]

14 3. Setup Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Step 5—Set the scanner’s SCSI ID Each device in the SCSI chain has a unique ID, which is a number between zero and seven that the computer uses to distinguish between different devices. When connecting the LS-2000 to a SCSI chain, the scanner’s SCSI ID must be set to a number that is[...]

15 3. Setup Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide To change the scanner’s ID, turn the scanner off. Then, using a screwdriver, turn the dial on the back of the scanner to choose a new ID. MADE IN JAPAN 100098 SCSI SCSI SCSI NB TERMINATOR OFF ON 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 Note: The LS-2000 conforms to Level 1 of the SCAM (SCSI Configured Auto-Magic[...]

16 3. Setup Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide 3.2 Software Installation This section describes how to install the Nikon Scan software that allows your computer to communicate with the LS-2000. For reasons of space, detailed installation instructions are not provided in this user’s guide. Details may be found in the reference guides [...]

17 3. Setup Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Windows • IBM PC/AT or compatible with i486 or better CPU • Windows 95, Windows NT4.0 or later • a minimum of 16 MB RAM when Nikon Scan is running (24 MB or more is recommened) and 8 MB RAM for Adobe Acrobat • 28 MB or more free hard disk space (100 MB or more is recom- mended) •[...]

18 3. Setup Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Macintosh With the scanner turned off, turn on your computer and place the reference CD in the drive. The folder shown below will open on the desktop. Open the folder for the language of your choice (the CD pro- vided with scanners sold in the U.S.A. and Canada contains English, French, an[...]

19 3. Setup Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Windows At start-up, Windows will detect the LS- 2000 and display the dialog shown at left. Insert the Nikon Scan CD in the computer’s CD-ROM drive, confirm that the Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer radio button is selected, and click OK . When the “Install from Disk?[...]

20 3. Setup Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Macintosh After turning on your computer, place the Nikon Scan CD in the CD-ROM drive. The folder shown below will open on the desktop . Double-click the installer for the desired language (DE for German, EN for English, ES for Spanish, or FR for French; the U.S. version of the CD does not[...]

21 4. Scanning Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide 4. Scanning This chapter takes you step-by-step through the process using Nikon Scan to scan images with your LS-2000. Step 1—Turn on your computer After turning on the scanner and any other peripheral devices, turn on your computer. Step 2—Start Nikon Scan Nikon Scan can be used to[...]

22 4. Scanning Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Step 3—Insert an adapter in the scanner The LS-2000 comes with separate adapters for scanning mounted 35 mm slides and strips of 35 mm film containing up to six frames each. Either adapter can be inserted in the scanner while the scanner is on. Before mounting an adapter in the adapte[...]

23 4. Scanning Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide A plastic tray is provided with the strip-film adapter to catch film ejected from the scanner. This tray is attached to the adapter as shown below. ✔ Cautions • Wait until the status LED glows steadily or the scanner is off before inserting or removing adapters. Do not replace adapt[...]

24 4. Scanning Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Step 4—Insert film Insert the film to be scanned into the adapter’s film slot. When the scanner is installed on its side, the film should be oriented so that the photograph or frame number is not reversed. When inserting slides, the short side of the aperture should face toward the [...]

25 4. Scanning Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide ✔ Cautions • Examine the film for use in the SA-20 carefully prior to scan- ning. Film must be flat or curl slightly towards the emulsion surface (film should fit in the gauge on top of the adapter). Film cannot be used in the adapter if: • there is tape on the film • the film h[...]

26 4. Scanning Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Step 7—Choose a thumbnail (SA-20) If you are using the SA-20 strip-film adapter to scan film strips of two to six frames each, the thumbnail drawer-tab will be available. Click the drawer-tab to open the thumbnail drawer, then click the frame you wish to scan. To speed processing, num[...]

27 4. Scanning Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Step 9—Select a crop The area to be scanned when the image is passed to the host appli- cation is selected by dragging the mouse cursor over the preview image. The selected area will be indicated by a dotted line, or “marching ants” marquee. The crop can be zoomed in or out, flipp[...]

28 4. Scanning Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Step 11—Remove dust and scratches Images can be treated digitally to remove dust and scratches. To do so, open the “scanner extras” drawer tab and select “Defect Correc- tion” from the options pop-up menu. Select On (Normal) or On (Sharpen) from the Mode pop-up menu to automat[...]

29 4. Scanning Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Brightness, contrast, and color balance can be adjusted over limited parts of the tone range using the controls in the curves-and-levels drawer. Refer to the software reference manual for your platform. Step 13—Scan the selected crop Once you have selected a crop and adjusted scanner [...]

30 4. Scanning Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Once the scan window has been re-opened, the current slide or film strip can be previewed and a new crop selected as outlined in steps 5 through 12, or the current film can be ejected and new film inserted and previewed. To eject a slide from the slide-mount adapter, press the eject but[...]

31 Appendix: Nikon Scan Controls Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Thumbnail drawer-tab Click to open when film is inserted in the SA-20 strip-film adapter or optional IA-20 IX240 film adapter Settings menu Save current settings, load saved settings, restore factory defaults Film-type menu Choose the type of film you want to scan Colo[...]

32 Appendix: Nikon Scan Controls Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Buttons Eject film from the SA-20 or optional IA-20 and SF-200 adapters Focus the scanner on the center of the preview image. Clicking this button with the ctrl key (Windows) or option key (Macintosh) held down allows you to focus the scanner on a point chosen by click[...]

33 Appendix: Nikon Scan Controls Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Control Drawers The Scan-Size Drawer Scanner extras menu Choose a scanner option from the menu to make adjustments to settings Defect Correction : Remove dust and scratches Manual Focus Adjustment : Adjust scanner focus using a slider Analog gain : Adjust brightness of[...]

34 Appendix: Nikon Scan Controls Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide The Curves-and-Levels Drawer Adjust brightness, contrast, and color balance for the entire preview image by dragging the sliders The Color-Balance Drawer Channel menu Select the color curve to be edited Edit window Edit the color curve by dragging points with the mouse[...]

35 Appendix: Nikon Scan Controls Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Miscellaneous (shown) Basic scan-window settings Preferences The Preferences dialog contains several tabs, which are detailed in the software reference manual for your platform. A brief descrip- tion of each tab is given below. Gamma Set base gamma values for preview a[...]

EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We Name: Nikon Europe BV Address: Schipholweg 321, 1171 PL Badhoevedorp, The Netherlands declare that the product Product Name: Nikon Film Scanner LS-2000, S LIDE M OUNT A DAPTER MA-20 , S TRIP F ILM A DAPTER SA-20 Manufacturer’s Name: Nikon Corporation Manufacturer’s Address: Fuji Bldg., 2-3, Marunouchi 3-chome, Ch[...]

DECLARACIÓN DE CONFORMIDAD DE LA CEE Nosotros Nombre: Nikon Europe BV Dirección: Schipholweg 321, 1171 PL Badhoevedorp, The Netherlands declaramos que el producto Nombre del producto: Nikon Film Scanner LS-2000, S LIDE M OUNT A DAPTER MA-20 , S TRIP F ILM A DAPTER SA-20 Nombre del fabricante: Nikon Corporation Dirección del fabricante: Fuji Bldg[...]