Calibrating The Scanner; The Lamp Calib - AGFA Horizon Ultra Scanner Owner's Manual

Calibrating the scanner

This chapter shows you how to calibrate your Horizon Ultra scanner
using the following calibration tools:
Lamp Calib,
White Point,
Scanner Calibration.
It also teaches you how you can get basic information about your
scanner with the tool:
Scanner Info.
You find these tools in the Calibration Tool folder.

The Lamp Calib

This tool calibrates the transparency lamp unit of the Horizon Ultra
scanner. It is recommended to calibrate the lamp every two weeks, if
you use the scanner intensively.
1. Clear the glass plate of any objects and clean the glass plate.
2. Double click the Lamp Calib application on your Macintosh.
3. Click Do to start the calibration.
Warning: Only for emergencies the lamp calibration may be cancelled.
You cancel the calibration by holding down the Command key while
pressing period (.). Be aware that:
- the top and bottom motors will NOT be sent home afterwards,
- the calibration parameters may be in half old and half new
state,
- you should do another lamp calibration as soon as possible.
Note: The reflection lamp is not calibrated with this utility. It is auto-
matically calibrated when the scanner powers up.
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