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- Page 1 9224-2886-11 H-A006 Dimâge Scan Dual II...
- Page 2 Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual2. The Dimâge Scan Dual2 AF-2820U is a dual format film scanner capable of scanning 35mm and, with the optional AD-10 APS Adapter, Advanced Photo System film. This manual has been designed to help you understand the operation of your scanner. Please read this manual thoroughly to realize all the benefits of your scanner.
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Page 3: For Proper And Safe Use
Minolta Service Facility. Do not attempt to disassemble this product. It contains high-voltage circuits. Take the product to a Minolta Service facility for repairs. CAUTION Unexpected damage may occur if this unit is left unattended near young children. -
Page 4: Package Contents
Warranty. No postage is necessary. • The information you provide is confidential and will only be used by Minolta Customer Service and Product Research & Development. The display indications may differ depnding on your PC’s preferences and a using version of the scanner driver. -
Page 5: Scanner Setup
This section describes how to set up of the scanner. Easy Scan Utility This section describes how to load the film holder and perform the Minolta Easy Scan Utility. Index Scan This section describes how to perform the index scan. -
Page 6: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE ........3 PACKAGE CONTENTS . - Page 7 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREVIEW SCANNING FLOW ..........49 SCAN PRESCAN .
- Page 8 CONTACTING MINOLTA ........
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Page 9: Scanner - Names Of Parts
SCANNER – NAMES OF PARTS 1. Eject button 5. Indicator lamp 2. Front door 6. Power switch 3. Mark of 35 mm Film 7. USB port 4. Mark of APS cassette 8. DC power input plug Dimâge Scan Dual II... -
Page 10: System Requirements - Pc/At
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – PC/AT CPU: IBM PC/AT compatible with an Intel Pentium or later processor or better. An Intel Pentium or later when Windows 98 or Windows 2000 is installed. • Support cannot be provided for custom or home built machines. Operating System: Windows 98, or Windows 2000 Professional. -
Page 11: System Requirements - Macintosh
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – MACINTOSH CPU: Power PC Operating System: Mac OS 8.5 – 9 A minimum of 16 MB application RAM in addition to the requirements Memory: for the Mac OS and Adobe Photoshop™ Hard Disk Space: 90 MB of available hard disk space. Monitor: 19 inch (1024 x 768) monitor or better. -
Page 13: Scanner Setup Flow
SCANNER SETUP SCANNER SETUP FLOW INSTALLING THE PHOTOSHOP LE CONNECTING THE HARDWARE INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE GETTING STARTED Dimâge Scan Dual II... -
Page 14: Installing The Photshop Le - Windows
INSTALLING THE PHOTSHOP LE – WINDOWS CAUTION – Before installing • Please remove or disable any antivirus system extensions before launching this installer. These extensions may conflict with the operation of the installer. Replace or re-enable them when the installation is complete. This manual describes how to install Adobe Photoshop LE as the image editing application. -
Page 15: Installing The Photoshop Le - Macintosh
INSTALLING THE PHOTOSHOP LE – MACINTOSH Installing Photoshop LE –- Macintosh 1. Insert the Photoshop LE CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Double-click on the installer icon. • The install program will start. 3. Click on “English” and read “Install” and confirm the content. -
Page 16: Installing The Software - Windows
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – WINDOWS WINDOWS 98/WINDOWS 2000 Dimâge Scan Dual2 for Windows Setup installs the Twain and Twain_32 driver software into the drive and folder you select. • The appearance and/or wording of some dialog boxes may vary depending on the version of Windows running on your machine. - Page 17 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – WINDOWS 4. Select Run from the Start menu. The Run dialog box will appear. 5. Select D:\Driver\English\Setup.exe from the Open drop-down list, then click on OK. • If your CD-ROM drive is not the D drive, replace the D with the appropriate designation for your CD-ROM drive.
- Page 18 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – WINDOWS The Setup Type dialog box will appear. 9. Choose either Typical or TWAIN Files install, then click on Next. The Select Program Folder dialog box will appear. 10. Click on Next. • Setup will begin. The Setup Successful dialog box will appear.
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Page 19: Installing The Software - Macintosh
INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – MACINTOSH Please remove or disable any antivirus system extensions before launching this installer. These extensions may conflict with the operation of this installer. Replace or re-enable them when installation is complete. Hold the shift key down during startup to disable the extensions. - Page 20 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – MACINTOSH The following dialog box will appear. Install type pulldown menu Install location pulldown menu Name and icon of the selected install drive or folder. 9. Select the install drive (or folder) and type from the pulldown menus. •...
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Page 21: Connecting The Hardware
CONNECTING THE HARDWARE Connecting the AC power adapter and the USB Cable. This scanner has been packaged with the USB cable and AC power adapter. 1. Plug the AC power adapter cord into the scanner’s AC socket, then plug it into a grounded outlet. - Page 22 CONNECTING THE HARDWARE 3. Connect the other end of the USB cable ( ) to the USB port on the computer or the USB Hub terminal. Example: Connect the USB Hub terminal...
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Page 23: Easy Scan Utility Flow
EASY SCAN UTILITY EASY SCAN UTILITY FLOW Launch the Software Set the Preferences Load the Film Holder Insert the Film Holder Specify the Film Type Sample Index Scan Specify the Job Type Saving Easy Scan Utility Dimâge Scan Dual II... -
Page 24: Launching Easy Scan Utility
LAUNCHING EASY SCAN UTILITY WINDOWS 98/WINDOWS 2000 Starting up the utility software The Minolta Easy Scan Utility can be performed by using the utility software. 1. After performing steps 1 and 2 on page 36, select Start > Program (P) > Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual2 ver.1.0 >... -
Page 25: Easy Scan Utility Window
LAUNCHING EASY SCAN UTILITY Easy Scan Utility Window While the Minolta Easy Scan Utility software is functioning, the following window is displayed. The Easy Scan Utility Window – Name of parts Operation Step display Film Type list box Film Format list box... -
Page 26: Loading The Film Holder
LOADING THE FILM HOLDER Using the included 35mm negative and slide holders, the Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual2 can scan mounted or unmounted… • 35mm color negatives • 35mm color slides • 35mm black & white negatives • 35mm black & white positives APS (Advanced Photo System) negatives and slides can also be scanned using the optional AD-10 APS Adapter. -
Page 27: Loading The Slide Mount Holder - Sh-U1
LOADING THE FILM HOLDER Loading the Slide Mount Holder – SH-U1 1. Insert slides into the slide mount holder emulsion side up. • Brush dust off the the slide before placing it into the film holder. • Slide mounts must be thicker than 1 mm and thinner than 2 mm to fit into the slide mount holder. -
Page 28: Aps Adapter (Optional)
APS ADAPTER (OPTIONAL) The AD-10 APS Adapter is an optional accessory. The Dimâge Scan Dual2 can not scan Advanced Photo System film (IX-240 type) without the AD-10 APS Adapter. Names of Parts Film-chamber door Film-chamber release Scanner contacts* * Do not touch Loading the APS Adapter 1. -
Page 29: Inserting The Film Holder Into The Scanner
INSERTING THE FILM HOLDER INTO THE SCANNER During the start-up time, the indicator lamp will blink. DO NOT insert the film holder into the film slot until the indicator lamp is steady. Scanning with the FH-U1 35 mm film or SH-U1 slide film holder 1. -
Page 30: Inserting The Aps Adapter
INSERTING THE APS ADAPTER 1. Open the scanner lid by pushing it down to the APS mark 2. Be sure that the arrow mark on the APS adapter is facing up and then insert the APS holder into the scanner until the holder stops. -
Page 31: Specify The Film Type
SPECIFY THE FILM TYPE Selecting the film type 1 Select the film format to be scanned in the Main window. 2 Select the film type. • The index tab is selected and the index window will appear. Dimâge Scan Dual II... -
Page 32: Easy Index Scan
EASY INDEX SCAN 1. Select whether the index scan should be perform or not. • When Perform the index scan' is selected, the index scan starts. When 'Not Perform the index scan' is selected, the window changes to the scan window. -
Page 33: Specify The Job Type/Saving
SPECIFTY THE JOB TYPE/SAVING 1. Click on the Scan button to scan. • When the 'file saving dialog box' appears, select the file format and save the scan. File format: BMP JPEG, TIFF (Windows) PICT, JPEG, TIFF (Macintosh) Dimâge Scan Dual II... -
Page 35: Scanning Flow
INDEX SCAN SCANNING FLOW Launch the Software Set the Preferences Load the Film Holder Index Scan Prescan (see page 49) Changing the window size Insert the Film Holder Selecting frames Specify the Film Rotating the Type index frames Image Reversing Correction frame order (see page 63) -
Page 36: Launching The Software
LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE The TWAIN driver allows you to control the software through another application, such as your image editing software. Launching the TWAIN Driver – Windows This manual uses Adobe Photoshop LE as the host application. Commands may vary among applications. 1. -
Page 37: Launching The Plug-In - Macintosh
Launching the Utility Software Windows Select Start > Programs > Minolta Dimâge Scan Dual2 ver.1.0 > DS Dual II Utility Macintosh Double click on The software is ready for use when the Main window appears (page 38). -
Page 38: Main Window - Name Of Parts
MAIN WINDOW – NAME OF PARTS MAIN window Command Window part (see below) Tab part • Index (see page 42) • Prescan (see page 50) • Image Correction (see page 64) Scan Setting part (see page 84) The Command window part – Name of parts Film Type list box Close button Film format list box... -
Page 39: Setting The Preferences
SETTING THE PREFERENCES 1. Click on in the Command window. The Preference Dialog Box – Name of parts Color Matching settings (See page 94) 2. Set the preferences as desired. Auto Expose for Slides checkbox Select this checkbox when scanning underexposed slides. Scan AF checkbox Select this checkbox to use the auto focus function when performing the index scan, preview scan and AF scan. - Page 40 SETTING THE PREFERENCES Index Scan priority Speed – Creates a thumbnail representation of each frame on the roll. Quality – Thumbnail and Prescan images are created for each frame on the roll. • Double-clicking on the index image opens the ready-made prescan image. 3.
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Page 41: Setting The Film Type
SETTING THE FILM TYPE 1. Insert the holder into the scanner. 2. Select 35mm or APS Cassette from the film format drop-down list in the Command window. 3. Select the film type from the film type drop-down list. Select APS Cassette Dimâge Scan Dual II... -
Page 42: Index Scan - Name Of Parts
INDEX SCAN – NAME OF PARTS Index scan displays a scan of each image on the film holder in the Index tab. The time required for an index scan depends on the performance of your computer. If you don’t want to index scan the entire roll, select the frame number of the image you want to scan from the index print provided by your photofinisher. -
Page 43: Index Scan
INDEX SCAN Index scan 1. Click on in the Command window. • All frames on the film folder will be scanned and appear in the Index tab. Changing the Window Size Change the size of the Index tab window as desired. The position of the frames will change accordingly. -
Page 44: Scanning The Image
SCANNING THE IMAGE Selecting Frames 1. Click on an image to select it for scanning. • Selected images are surrounded by a dark gray frame. • Press the control key ( for the Macintosh) while clicking to select additional frames for scanning. •... -
Page 45: Rotating The Index Frames
SCANNING THE IMAGE Rotating the Index Frames Rotate index frames so they appear in the Index scan tab window with the proper orientation. 1. Select the desired frames, then click on • The selected frames will rotate in 90° increments either clockwise or counter-clockwise or flip vertically or horizontally. -
Page 46: Saving Index Scan Image
SAVING INDEX SCAN IMAGE When performing the index scan, all the thumbnail images displayed in the index window can be saved as an image file. 1. Click on the 'Save Index Image' button in the Main window. • The standard file save dialog box for each operating system will appear. -
Page 47: Saving Index Image File
SAVING INDEX IMAGE FILE Some index images displayed in the index tab can be saved as an index file. 1. Click on the 'Save Index' button in the Main window. • The standard file save dialog box for each operating system will appear. -
Page 48: Loading Index Image File
LOADING INDEX IMAGE FILE The index file can be displayed in the index tab after reading the saved index file. The previously displayed preview images are erased. 1. Click on the 'Read Saved Index' button in the Main window. • The standard file open dialog box for each operating system will appear. - Page 49 PREVIEW SCAN SCANNING FLOW Launch the Software Set the Preferences Load the Film Holder Prescan Index Scan Insert the Film Rotate (see page 37) Holder Flip Full screen view Specify the Film Type Magnifying or Reducing the view ScrollSetting AE-lock Image Cancelling AE- Correction...
- Page 50 PRESCAN Prescanning creates a scan of the image that you can apply and view color, contrast, orientation, and brightness corrections before clicking on the Scan button. This ensures that final scan will be the best it can be. Click on the Prescan tab in the Main window. The Prescan tab part –...