Achieving Good Quality Images - Kodak PS400 Series User Manual

Handling guidelines
A-61601 June 2010
Before scanning a batch of photos, review the following guidelines to
save time and improve efficiency. Refer to Chapter 6, Achieving Good
Quality Images for detailed information regarding photo handling and
the importance of scanner cleanliness.
• Handle photos with care! Be sure your hands are clean or wear
clean white cotton gloves. Avoid touching the photographic surface.
• Fragile or precious photos should be scanned using the Kodak A3 or
A4 Flatbed Accessory to eliminate the risk of damage from
automated handling.
• Use the scanner in a clean, dust-free environment.
• Cover the scanner when it is not in use.
• Avoid unnecessary bending and flexing of photos.
• Due to copyright laws, any professionally taken photos that are
copyrighted cannot be scanned without written permission from the
owner.
• Two-sided photo scanning:
- If you have a batch of photos where both sides of some photos
need to be scanned, group these photos together and scan them
in a separate batch. This will save time deleting unwanted blank
images.
- If you need to rescan one side of a two-sided photo, select the
side you want to rescan, otherwise select Two-sided to rescan
both sides.
• If you have a batch of photos that need color enhancement,
brightness adjustment, etc., group these photos together. When you
select Retouch Batch after scanning, the application software
enhances the entire batch of images at the same time.
• When you delete an image in a display of 16 on the Enhance Picture
screen, the display will shift to include the first image from the next
group of 16 images to be displayed.
• For the PS410 Scanner only: If you use Sharpen Image at 600 or
1200 dpi, the processing time will be significantly increased. This
option is not recommended for grayscale images.
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