Reflecta x4plus-Scan manual

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-2- Wel c om e Thank you fo r pu rchasing a X4- plusSca n. Please take a moment t o read through this manual. It s cont ents will send you on an ed ucationa l journey into your recorder multiple cap abilities. 1. Precau tion Bef ore usi ng X4-plus Scan, p lease ensure t hat you re ad and understand the s afety pr ecaut ions descr ibed b elow. Alway[...]

-3- If you n otice smoke or a strange odor coming from X4-plusScan, turn the power off immediately. Take X4-p lusScan to the nearest aut horized serv ice cent er for r epai r. N ever a ttemp t to rep air X 4-plu sSca n on you r own. • Use only th e re commende d power accessorie s. Use of power so urces no t expressl y reco mm ended fo r X4-plu s[...]

-4- FCC Notice This equipment has been tested and found to com ply with the limits for a Class B Digitize de vice, p ursuan t to Part 15 of th e FCC Rul es. Thes e limi ts are designed to provide reasonable prote ction agai nst harmful i nterfere nce in a residen tial installation. Thi s eq uipment gener ates, uses and ca n radi ate ra dio freq uen[...]

-5- 2 . P r e p a r a t i o n S t andard Accesso ries X 4 - p l u s S c a n Q u i c k G u i d e C D 135 S lide Holder 135 Negat i ve Holder 1 10 Nega tive Ho lder Clean brus h ( O p t i o n a l ) Adaptor US B cable TV cable Lithium Batte ry (Optional) EN[...]

-6- Part N ames EN[...]

-7- Note : W e suggest usi ng b undled brush to ins ert int o the X4-plusScan slot a nd cl ean th e glass sur face p eriodic ally to produce a clea r image. Please m ake sure y our fil m negatives / mounte d slides and cover tray s are clea n bef ore inser ting in to the X4-pl usScan as well. Dust or dirt from the negatives and cover trays wi ll af[...]

-8- Inst alli ng the Battery Pack 1. Open the Ba ttery Co ver b y lightly pressing a nd slidin g it bac k as shown . 2. Inse rt the supplie d ba tter y. Make sure the ba tter y polarit ies match the ( + and -) sign indicat ed in the battery com partmen t. 3. Snap the co ver back into place. Battery power st atus[...]

-9- Charging th e Bat t er y Pack The battery pack is not full y charged at the ti me of purc hase and theref ore needs to be charge d before use. If th e battery ch arge becomes lo w while you are using the copier , it is recommend ed to recharge it as soon as possible. 1. Inser t the bat tery p ack in to the batte ry comp art men t (see page 8) 2[...]

-10- (b) Plug the USB mini B of the su pplied AC adaptor t o th e USB port of the co pier , and p lug t he a dapt or t o the p ower outl et. Please charge the battery at least 2 .5~3 ho urs 3. Red LED will light on durin g charging. Whe n the battery pa ck is fully charged, the red LED light will be of f and you m ay disconne ct the chargi ng conne[...]

-1 1- 3 . Pl ace Film/ Slide Into The Hol der 1. Keep th e glo ssy su rface of the film in the upw ard direction. Ope n the ne gative / positive slid e holder as Illustrated. 2. Put a 13 5 p ositi ve sl ide / neg ativ e film / 1 10 n egative film into holder as shown. 3. Close the holder and plea se make sure the holder cl ose pr operly . EN[...]

-12- 4. U sing the X4-p lusScan 1. Inser t SD ca rd into the SD C ard Slot first. 2. Press P ower on/of f butt on to power on. Press Power on/off button to po wer off if you do n ot want to use the Ima ge Copier .[...]

-13- 3. Insert the loa ded film / sl ide holder properly into the Film / Slide Holder Slot according to the ▲ or ● sign shown on the Imag e Copier and film h older . (Insert through front ent ran ce) (Insert th rough rear en trance) EN[...]

-14- Y ou can adjus t the locati on of the film by movi ng the Film Holder; the Film Hold er can be moved in b oth direction s . Keep your p icture in the rectangular white fra me, imprope r adjustment of picture may copy the black edges of the Film Holder . If th e black edge of a slide film is on top or bot tom of the LCD displa y , tilt the copi[...]

-15- 4. T o select film type on the s creen . Press Film T ype/Up Button for sele ction. 135 po sitive ( slide) 135 negative 135 black & white 1 10 negat ive Note: I mproper select ion of Fi lm type m a y no t get go od resul t. EN[...]

-16- 5. Press C opy But ton to convert picture to Digit al ima ge. T o get the be st Digitize image wait for the image display on the LCD screen to adjust the br ightness unt il it becomes st able. It norma lly t akes 3~4 seconds, depend ing on the brightness of your film. W ai t for the “W ait” cu rsor t o disappear , t hen y ou may ta ke you [...]

-17- 6. Moving t he Film Holder for ne xt. 7. The exposu re of the copier is se t auto matic ally , in some oc casi on you n eed to adjus t the brightne ss (expos ure) at your subject. Press EV/D elete butto n to adjust exp ose value. Press Up or Down Butt on to adju st the expo sure comp ensa tion fro m +2 EV to - 2EV in 0 .5 incre ment s. The amo[...]

-18- 5 . P l a y b a c k M o d e 1. Press Playba ck button on ce for playbac k Digit al image. Press tw ice for slide sh ow revi ewing. 2. P ress UP button to forward reviewing. Press DOWN button for back ward reviewing.[...]

-19- 6 . D e l e t e M o d e 1. Un der Playback Mode Pres s Del ete but ton o nce t o delete current imag e. 2. Press Delete butto n twice to dele te all im ages. EN[...]

-20- 3. Press Delet e button three times to format SD c ard. Note: Formatting S D card will delete all the files in th e card . Download y our files in the SD ca rd into yo ur computer before the SD card is fo rmatted. Af ter Form atting the SD card, turn OFF and ON the Copier again for SD card res etting, oth erwise the Image captured will not be [...]

-21- 7 . T o L i n k t h e C a r d t o C o m p u t e r 1. Plug the USB cable to copier and compu ter pro perly . 2. T urn on the power . 3. P ress the Up button to select “S D to PC” t o YES , then press t he OK butt on for confir mation. EN[...]

-22- 4. T o active bun dled so ftwa re-MediaImpr ession, the images save d in SD card w ill be impo rted to your computer automatically for reviewing. Please copy the images from SD card to the designate d folder or album of your comp uter .[...]

-23- Note: Bund led MediaImpr ession is only for image s editing purpose. The A cquire funct ion is fo r Film Scanne r/ Photo Sc anner witho ut LCD d isplay . EN[...]

-24- 8. V i e w i n g I m a g e s f r o m T V 1. Set T V to vi deo mo de, and plug the T V cable to copier and TV set properly . T urn power on. 2. Press Playback Mode button and select prope r TV system, NTSC or P AL for view ing ima ge on TV . Press Up / Down button f or system s ele ction. Press O K Button for co nfirmatio n.[...]

-25- 3. When the image is shown on the TV screen. Press U P button to forw ard r eviewing. Press D OWN bu tton to backw ard review ing. 4. Press Playback Mode button once mo re for slide show on the TV scree n. The slide show can be st opped by press ing the Up or Down button. The slide show c an be cont inued by pres sing the Playback Mo de button[...]

-26- 9 . E d i t T h e P i c t u r e s First, click on the picture to select, and then use the ArcSoft MediaImpression tools to edit the pi ctures as you like. Edit Ph oto Editing T ool s The Photo Edit ing T ools m odule includes a complete set of photo enha ncement, editing and retou c hing co ntrols. The wind ows can be stretche d to provide a l[...]

-27- 1.2 Co lor This featu re i s design ed t o fix Digiti ze p hotos tha t have unnat ural color or appear too dark. It’s also great for fixi ng scan ned versions of old pr ints that have fade d or whose colors h ave changed af ter many year s. How to fix th e color of a photo: 1. Drag the color balance slid ers to make the photo color appear mo[...]

-28- 2. Drag the sm all white box ins ide the zoom navig ator to mov e over a re d eye. 3. Pl ace your curs or direct ly over t he red eye and cl ick. 4. Repeat th e proces s until all the red eyes are fixed. 5. Click “Undo” i f you make a mist ake or don’t like th e result. 1.4 Crop Thi s feat ure ena bles yo u to trim phot os for a dramatic[...]

-29- How to us e S traight en: 1. Move the slid er (o r click the rotat e but tons ) unt il the photo appears straight. 2. Use the supe rimposed grid lines for vertical and horizon t al referen ce. 3. Click “Apply” if you like th e result. Click “Cancel” if you do not. 1.6 Blur Background This feat ure can be used in subtle way – t o tone[...]

-30- 2. Reto uch 2.1 Heali ng Brush The Healing Brush is go od for fixing dust, scratches and rem oving sk in blemish es. How to us e the Heal ing Brus h to fix a sk in blemish: 1. Establi sh a source poin t for the He aling Brush by holding the S h if t key and cl icking on a n area of the skin th at is close in color a nd texture to the area you [...]

-31- 2.2 Clone The Clone tool is good fo r the removin g unwanted element s fro m a pho t o. It can also be used for a f un ef fect, like mo ving a nose from one p erson t anothe r . How to use the Clone tool to remo ve a telephone pole from the ba ckground of a p hoto: 1. Establish a so urce point fo r the Clone tool by holding the S hif t key and[...]

-32- 2.5 S harpen Shar pen blurry areas. Click and drag t he sliders below to chang e the brus h size and t ransparency . 2.6 Blur Smooth out r ough area s. Click and dra g the sliders below to chan ge the brush si ze and int ensity . 2.7 Paint Bru sh Allo ws y ou t o “paint” on your ima ge when you click and drag the mouse. Click and drag the [...]

-33- 3. Cl ipboard Clip the pi ctures by sele cting Rec tan gular , Elliptical, Freehand, Magic want an d Magnetic. Note : For mo re det ailed in formatio n, pl ease r efer to t he [Help sect ion] of program.[...]

-34- 1 0 . A p p e n d i x S pec ificatio ns Image Sensor 1/2.3” 9 mega CMOS sensor Preview and revi ew 2.4” color LCD display Lens S peci ficati on F=6.25 , f=13.0 mm 2G2P Color Balance Automatic Exposure Control Automatic Support film size auto cropping 135 Negati ve (36mm x 24mm ) 11 0 N e g a t i v e ( 1 7 m m x 1 3 m m ) Support film type [...]

-35- Icons & I ndi cators Battery Full Delete One Battery 2/3 Delete A ll Battery 1/3 Format SD Card Battery Empt y Ye s Slide No 135 Negat ive Card Error B/W 13 5 Negat ive Card Full 11 0 Negat ive Card Lock Playback Mode PC-S D Card Selection Slide Show PC-S D Card Link Wa i t TV System Selec tion EV C om pen sati on Ind icat or EV C ompen sa[...]

-36- PC Sy stem Re quirem ent s z Pen tiu m ® P4 1.6 GHz or equival e n t AMD Athlon z Free USB2.0 port z 512MB RAM z 500MB free hard disk sp ace z 1024 x 768 pixel color monitor z CD-ROM drive z Window s ® XP Service Pack II / V ista™, 32/64 bits Window s 7 Mac System R equirement s z P owerPC G5 or Intel Cor e Duo proc essor recommende d z Fr[...]