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Nikon LS-30 User Manual

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  • Page 1 35 mm Film Scanner LS-30 User's Guide...
  • Page 2 U.S.A. Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks, and Photoshop a trademark, of Adobe Systems, Inc. The Clean Image function incorporated in the LS-30 makes use of Digital ICE technology developed by Applied Science Fiction Inc. Digital ICE and the Digital ICE logo are trademarks of Applied Science Fiction Inc.
  • Page 3 CAUTIONS Modifications The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by Nikon Corporation may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. SCSI Cable Depending on your region, a SCSI cable or ferrite core is provided with your scanner.

  • Page 4: Safety Precautions

    Do not disassemble • The interior of the scanner contains areas of high voltage. Removing the scanner’s cover could result in fire or electric shock. Contact your dealer or Nikon service office for inspec- tion or repair. Do not modify •...
  • Page 5 If foreign substances or water should find their way into the equipment, turn off the power immediately, unplug the power cord and contact your dealer or nearest Nikon service office. Continued use could result in fire, electric shock or malfunction.
  • Page 6 When transporting the scanner The LS-30 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 home position, remove any adapters from the adapter slot and then turn the scanner on.
  • Page 7 The copying or reproduction of copyrighted creative works such as books, music, paintings, woodcut prints, maps, drawings, movies, and photographs is prohibited except when it is done for personal use at home or for similar restricted and non-commer- cial use. Nikon LS-30 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Setup ..............5 Setting up the LS-30 .............5 Software Installation ...........16 Scanning ............. 21 Appendix: Nikon Scan Controls ...... 31 Menus, Tabs, and Information Displays .......31 Buttons ..................32 Control Drawers ..............33 Preferences ................35 viii Nikon LS-30 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...

  • Page 9: Overview

    1. Overview 1. Overview Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon LS-30 scanner for 35 mm film. The LS-30 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 allows you to change from scanning 35 mm slides to scan- ning 35 mm strip film “on the fly.”...
  • Page 10 1. Overview 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-30 and names the parts of the scanner.

  • Page 11: Parts And Accessories

    30 and names the parts of the scanner. 2.1 What’s in the Box Purchasers of the LS-30 should find that the package contains the items listed below. Should you find that anything is missing or damaged, contact your retailer immediately.

  • Page 12: Parts Of The Ls-30

    1 0 0 0 9 8 MADE IN JAPAN SCSI NB Termination TERMINATOR on/off switch S C S I S C S I SCSI ID selection switch Female half-pitch 50-pin SCSI connectors (2) Nikon LS-30 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...

  • Page 13: Setup

    This chapter takes you step-by-step through the process of setting up the LS-30 and installing Nikon Scan. 3.1 Setting up the LS-30 This section outlines the steps involved in connecting the LS-30 to a computer. Before using your scanner, you will need to complete the following steps: •...
  • Page 14 When installing the scanner on its base Caution: The scanner must be installed with the feet down, as shown in the illustrations on these pages. Do not store or operate the scanner in any other orientation. Nikon LS-30 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...
  • Page 15 Caution: Never turn the scanner on with the locking screws in place. Turning the power on in these circumstances could damage the scanner. Note: Replace the locking screws and guard when transporting the scanner (see the “LS-30 Reference Manual”). Nikon LS-30 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...
  • Page 16 Do not damage or modify the power cable. Fire or electric shock may result if the cable is placed under heavy objects, exposed to heat or flame, or forcibly tugged or bent. Nikon LS-30 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...
  • Page 17 3. Setup • 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.
  • Page 18 PCMCIA card (see the Fast Track Guide and the LS-30 Reference Manual for details). This section describes the procedure to con- necting the LS-30 to a SCSI “chain” made up of your computer and SCSI devices connected to it in a series.
  • Page 19 100–240V~ 0.3–0.2A 50/60 Hz Other SCSI device Other SCSI device 1 0 0 0 9 8 MADE IN JAPAN SCSI NB TERMINATOR S C S I S C S I Nikon LS-30 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...
  • Page 20 Note: If the last device in the chain has an unused SCSI connector, a separate terminator should be attached to it, even if the device is connected to the SCSI chain using a through terminator. Nikon LS-30 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...
  • Page 21 3. Setup SCSI connection checklist • Turn off the computer, the LS-30, 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 end.
  • Page 22 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-30 to a SCSI chain, the scanner’s SCSI ID must be set to a number that is not shared by any of the other devices, including the computer itself.
  • Page 23 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 Note: The LS-30 conforms to Level 1 of the SCAM (SCSI Config- ured Auto-Magically) SCSI-selection standard, which allows some computers to set the scanner’s ID automatically.

  • Page 24: Software Installation

    MacOS System 7.1 or later • ColorSync • a minimum of 16 MB RAM available to Nikon Scan (24 MB or more is recommended) and 5 MB RAM available to Adobe Acrobat • 28 MB or more free hard disk space (100 MB or more is recom- mended) •...
  • Page 25 • Windows 95, Windows NT4.0 or later • a minimum of 16MB RAM when Nikon Scan is running (24 MB or more is recommended) and 8 MB RAM for Adobe Acrobat • 28 MB or more free hard disk space (100 MB or more is recom- mended) •...
  • Page 26 INDEX.pdf icon in the root directory of the reference CD (see above). Before proceeding to the next step, you may wish to read Before You Begin in the Nikon Scan Reference Manual for your platform. After reviewing the reference manuals, turn off your computer and proceed to Step 3.
  • Page 27 Click Nikon Scan 2.1. You will be prompted to choose a lan- guage for Nikon Scan’s menus and dialogs. Installation can now be completed by following the instructions provided by the installer (see the Nikon Scan for Windows Reference Manual for details).
  • Page 28 3. Setup 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 version of Nikon Scan (EN for English or ES for Spanish). Follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation.

  • Page 29: Scanning

    Step 2—Start Nikon Scan Nikon Scan can be used to scan images into third-party host appli- cations such as Adobe Photoshop, or it can be used as a “stand- alone” application for scanning images and saving them to disk. To start Nikon Scan from another application, select Nikon Scan from the application’s list of “acquire”...
  • Page 30 4. Scanning Step 3—Insert an adapter in the scanner The LS-30 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.
  • Page 31 Do not replace adapters while the scanner is operating. • If an adapter does not slide in smoothly, remove it from the adapter slot and try again. Do not use force. Nikon LS-30 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...
  • Page 32 To scan a film strip with the SA-20 strip-film adapter, grasp the film lightly by both edges and slide it into the film slot a short distance. The adapter’s feed mechanism will be activated and the film will be fed into the scanner automatically. Nikon LS-30 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...
  • Page 33 • the film has been cut on an angle or torn Film that cannot be scanned in the SA-20 can be scanned in the MA-20 slide adapter using the FH-2 film holder (see the LS-30 Reference Manual). • Film must be clean and free from fingerprints. In the case of the SA-20, the presence of dirt could cause damage to the film.
  • Page 34 To preview the current slide or the currently selected thumbnail, click the pre- view button. The scanner will perform a rapid preview scan, and a preview image will be displayed in the scan window. Nikon LS-30 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...
  • Page 35 Step 10—Auto contrast adjustment Nikon Scan can automatically adjust image contrast to suit the color balance and tone range of the original. Click the contrast button to adjust contrast automatically. Nikon LS-30 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...
  • Page 36 Consult the software reference manual for your platform for more information on the scanner extras available for the LS-30. Step 12—Adjust color balance, contrast, and brightness The controls in the color-balance drawer can be used to adjust RGB color balance, contrast, and brightness.
  • Page 37 The selected crop will be scanned and transferred to the host application or to an image window in Nikon Scan. De- pending on the application used or Nikon Scan Preference settings, the scan window may close when scanning is complete.
  • Page 38 4 through 12. If there is no film in the adapter and the scanner’s status LED is glowing steadily, the current adapter can be removed and a new adapter inserted in the scanner as described in Step 3. Nikon LS-30 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...

  • Page 39: Appendix: Nikon Scan Controls

    Progress indicator Control drawer-tabs Click to open, drag up or down to move (Windows). The contents of each drawer are shown below. Nikon LS-30 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...

  • Page 40: Buttons

    Conduct a prescan to adjust scanner exposure settings Perform automatic contrast adjustment Open the Preferences dialog (see below) Abort preview or main scan Scan image into host application or Nikon Scan image window. Preview current slide, thumbnail, or crop Nikon...

  • Page 41: Control Drawers

    Analog gain: Adjust brightness of Module extras: Special settings for scanner’s light source different adapters Scanner Extras: Adjust interpolation, sharpness, and prescan settings Pixel Data Size: Set scan bit depth Nikon LS-30 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...
  • Page 42 Black-point slider Gamma slider White-point slider Gamma value The Color-Balance Drawer Adjust brightness, contrast, and color balance for the entire preview image by dragging the sliders Nikon LS-30 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...

  • Page 43: Preferences

    Device Choose from among multiple connected Nikon scanners Miscellaneous (shown) Basic scan-window settings Scratch (Macintosh only) Choose the disk used for temporary storage Nikon LS-30 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...

  • Page 44: Ec Declaration Of Conformity

    EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Name: Nikon Europe BV Address: Schipholweg 321, 1171 PL Badhoevedorp, The Netherlands declare that the product Product Name: Nikon Film Scanner LS-30, S MA-20 , S LIDE OUNT DAPTER TRIP SA-20 DAPTER Manufacturer’s Name: Nikon Corporation Manufacturer’s Address:...
  • Page 45 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-30, S MA-20 , S LIDE OUNT DAPTER TRIP SA-20 DAPTER...

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