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E INSTRUCTION MANUAL
9224-2885-11 H-A909

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  • Page 1 E INSTRUCTION MANUAL 9224-2885-11 H-A909...

  • Page 2: System Requirements Pc/At

    • Changes or modifications not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. • This manual may not be copied in part or whole without prior written permission from Minolta Co., Ltd. ©1999 Minolta Co., Ltd.

  • 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...

  • Page 4: Package Contents

    Complete and return the enclosed Product & Software Registration form after detaching it form the Warranty. No postage is necessary. • The information you provide is confidential and will only be used by Minolta Customer Service and Product Research & Development.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE ..........1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS PC/AT .

  • Page 6: Names Of Parts

    SCANNER – NAMES OF PARTS 1. Indicator lamp 2. Film slot 3. Film door 4. Power switch 5. SCSI port - DB25 6. Terminator power switch 7. SCSI ID switches 8. SCSI port - SCSI-1 9. AC socket...

  • Page 7: Scanner Setup

    SCANNER SETUP...

  • Page 8: Setting The Scsi Id

    SETTING THE SCSI ID Turn off the computer and all the devices in the SCSI chain before changing SCSI IDs, connecting, or disconnecting SCSI cables. Hardware damage may occur if this precaution is not followed. A SCSI ID is a unique address you assign to each SCSI device connected to your computer. The SCSI ID range of your computer is from 0 to 7, however some ID's are already occupied.

  • Page 9: Connecting The Hardware

    CONNECTING THE HARDWARE Connecting the SCSI Cable This scanner has been packaged with the SCSI cable SC-11 (DB25-to-SCSI-1). See your dealer if you require a different SCSI cable. • To meet FCC regulations, the SCSI cables used with this scanner must be equipped with ferrite cores. BEFORE YOU BEGIN…...
  • Page 10 CONNECTING THE HARDWARE If there are other devices in your SCSI chain… 4. Plug the SCSI cable from the next device into the open port on the back of the scanner. 5. Plug the power cord into the scanner’s AC socket, then plug it into a grounded outlet.
  • Page 11 CONNECTING THE HARDWARE If the Dimâge Scan Elite is the last or only device in your SCSI chain… 4. Turn the terminator power switch (switch 4) to ON. • An external terminator is not necessary with this scanner. 5. Plug the power cord into the scanner’s AC socket, then plug it into a grounded outlet.

  • Page 12: Installing The Software Pc/At

    Adapters icon. Confirm that Minolta #2885 appears as a connected device for your SCSI board. • If Minolta #2885 does not appear, turn the system off and check all the connections. Repeat the procedure. 4. Insert the Dimâge Scan Elite CD-ROM into the CD-...
  • Page 13 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – PC/AT 5. Select Run form the Start menu. The Run dialog box will appear. 6. 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 14 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – PC/AT The Setup Type dialog box will appear. 10. Choose either Typical or TWAIN Files install, then click on Next. The Select Program Folder dialog box will appear. 11. Click on Next. • Setup will begin. The Setup Successful dialog box will appear.

  • Page 15: 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 16 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. • If you have Power Book G3, select the DS Elite for PBG3 from the Install type pulldown menu.

  • Page 17: Standard Operation

    S T A N D A R D O P E R A T I O N S C A N F L O W Launch the Software Set the Preferences Load the Film Holder Insert the Film Holder Specify the Film Type Prescan Orient the Image Correct the Brightness,...

  • Page 18: Launching The Software

    LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE The TWAIN driver lets you control the software through another application, such as your image editing software. Launching the TWAIN Driver — Windows This manual uses Adobe Photoshop 4.0.1 as the host application. Commands may vary among applications.
  • Page 19 Use the utilty software, as a stand alone application, when you just want to scan the photographic image and store. Launching the Utility Software Windows Select Start > Programs > Minolta Dimâge Scan Elite > DS Elite Utility Macintosh Double click on The software is ready for use when the Main window appears (p.20).

  • Page 20: Main Window Command Window - Names Of Parts

    MAIN WINDOW—NAME OF PARTS MAIN window Command Window part (see below) Index scan (see page 56) / Prescan (see page 26) / Image Correction (see page 34) tab part Scan Setting part (see page 68) The Command Window part — Name of parts Film format list box Close button Film format list box...

  • Page 21: Setting The Preferences

    SETTING THE PREFERENCES 1. Click on The Preference Dialog Box — Name of parts COLOR MATCHING Settings (See page 66.) APS Settings (See page 57.) 2. Set the preferences as desired. Auto Expose for Slides checkbox Select this checkbox when scanning underexposed slides. Close Driver software After Scanning checkbox Closes the scanner's driver software after the scan is complete.

  • Page 22: Loading The Film Holder

    LOADING THE FILM HOLDER Using the included 35mm negative and slide holders, the Minolta Dimâge Scan Elite can scan mounted or unmounted… • 35mm colour negatives • 35mm colour slides • 35mm black & white negatives • 35mm black & white positives Advanced Photo System negatives and slides can also be scanned using the optional AD-10 APS Adapter.
  • Page 23 LOADING THE FILM HOLDER Loading the Slide Holder 1. Insert slides into the slide holder emulsion side • 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 holder.

  • Page 24: Inserting The Film Holder Into The Scanner

    INSERTING THE FILM HOLDER INTO THE SCANNER The notches in the film and slide holders identify the position of the scanning windows. Push the holder all the way in to scan the last frame on that side of the film holder. Remove, flip, then re-insert the film holder to scan the frames on the other side of the holder.

  • Page 25: Setting The Film Type

    PREVIEW—SETTING FILM TYPE Setting the Film Type 1. Select 35mm from the film format drop-down list. • The Preview window appears. 2. Select the film type from the film type drop-down list. 3. Click on in the Main window. The previewed image will appear in the Preview window.

  • Page 26: Prescan

    Previewing 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 the final scan will be the best it can be. The Preview window part — Name of parts Rotate Left buttonZoom button Frame number indicator Rotate Right button...

  • Page 27: Auto-Exposure Lock

    AUTO-EXPOSURE LOCK Especially useful when scanning bracketed exposures, AE ( auto exposure) lock lets you scan multiple images with the same initial exposure settings. AE Lock saves the automatic exposure settings determined when an image is previewed. Subsequent images are previewed using the ‘locked’...

  • Page 28: Ae Area Lock

    AE AREA LOCK The area used by the auto exposure algorithm can be adjusted so that only the selected area is taken into account by AE. Perform the procedure below after previewing the image. 1. Click on 2. Press the Shift key. •...

  • Page 29: Orienting The Image

    ORIENTING THE IMAGE Rotate Click on the buttons to correct the orientation of your image before scanning. Changes will be reflected in the preview image. Click on to rotate the image 90° clockwise. Click on to rotate the image 90° counter-clockwise.
  • Page 30 ORIENTING THE IMAGE Flip buttons let you flip the image left to right or top to bottom before scanning. Changes will be reflected in the preview image. Click on to flip the image top to bottom. • The image is upside down compared to the original scan.

  • Page 31: Auto Cropping

    Auto Cropping The cropping area is determined automatically so that the holder or slide mount frame in the preview image is removed. Click on Cropping The cropping frame defines how much of the preview image will be scanned. The dimensions of the cropping frame are displayed in the lower left corner of the preview window.

  • Page 32: Magnifying Or Reducing The View

    ORIENTING THE IMAGE Magnifying or Reducing the View Use the zoom button to increase or reduce the image magnification. Zooming In 1. Click on in the Preview window. • The pointer will change to 2. Click anywhere on the image to zoom in.
  • Page 33 ORIENTING THE IMAGE Scroll Use the grab button to scroll an enlarged image. • can only be selected when the image has been magnified beyond the limits of the Preview window. 1. Click on in the Preview image display area. •...

  • Page 34: Image Correction

    This scanner gives you three options for correcting the brightness, contrast, and color balance of the final scan. • Click on the Image Correction window in the Main window. The Image correction window part — Name of parts Undo button Correction Reset button Variations button Snapshot button...

  • Page 35: Image Correction - Tone Curves/Histogram

    IMAGE CORRECTION – TONE CURVES/HISTOGRAM When the Tone curves/Histogram Correction button is clicked, the Tone Curves/Histogram Correction dialog box is displayed. The Tone Curves dialog box allows you to change the tone curves and to directly correct the output value. The Histogram dialog box allows you to specify the input and output area from the information included in the scanned film and to then correct the image.

  • Page 36: Correcting The Tone Curves

    IMAGE CORRECTION – TONE CURVES/HISTOGRAM Correcting the Tone Curves Changing the shape of a correction curve changes the output level for each corresponding input level. Changing the shape of the red, green, or blue curves affects color balance of the image. Changes to the RGB curve affect the image contrast and brightness.
  • Page 37 IMAGE CORRECTION – TONE CURVES/HISTOGRAM Correcting the Histogram The input slide bar has the Input shadow slider, Input gamma slider and Input Highlight slider. The output slide bar has the Output Highlight slider and Output shadow slider. The image can be corrected by dragging the slider or inputting the value in the text box. The change will reflect the prescan image.

  • Page 38: Setting The White Or Black Points

    IMAGE CORRECTION – TONE CURVES/HISTOGRAM Setting the White or Black Points This function allows you to correct the highlight or shadow point to the specified value. • Changes are automatically applied to the preview image. Setting the White Point Point 1.
  • Page 39 IMAGE CORRECTION – TONE CURVES/HISTOGRAM Setting the Gray Point This function can specify the gray of images. 1. Click the Gray Point button. • The cursor changes to the gray dropper shape. 2. Click the point to be changed to gray in the image.

  • Page 40: Image Correction - Brightness/Contrast/Color Balance

    IMAGE CORRECTION — BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST/COLOR BALANCE When the Brightness/Contrast/Color Balance Correction button is clicked, the Brightness/Contrast/Color Balance Correction window is displayed. The images can be corrected by dragging the slider or inputting the desired value in the text box. • Click on in the Image Correction window.

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