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Nikon LS-2000 User Manual

Nikon LS-2000 User Manual

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  • Page 3 35 mm Film Scanner LS-2000 User's Guide...
  • Page 4 U.S.A. Adobe and Acrobat are registered trademarks, and Photoshop a trademark, of Adobe Systems, Inc. The Defect Correction function incorporated in the LS-2000 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 5 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 6: Safety Precautions

    Do not insert your fingers, hair, or clothing into the film inser- tion slot on the front of the scanner when the power is on and a film adaptor is in place. Doing so could result in injury.
  • Page 7 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 8 When transporting the scanner The LS-2000 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 9 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-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...

  • Page 10: Table Of Contents

    Setting up the LS-2000 ...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-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...

  • Page 11: Overview

    1. Overview 1. Overview Thank you for your purchase of a Nikon LS-2000 scanner for 35 mm film. The LS-2000 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.
  • Page 12 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-2000 and names the parts of the scanner.

  • Page 13: Parts And Accessories

    2000 and names the parts of the scanner. 2.1 What’s in the Box Purchasers of the LS-2000 should find that the package contains the items listed below. Should you find that anything is missing or damaged, contact your retailer immediately.

  • Page 14: Parts Of The Ls-2000

    Feet (used when scanner is on its base) Holders for locking screws MADE IN JAPAN S C S I Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Sliding cover Feet (used when scan- ner is on its side) AC connector...

  • Page 15: Setup

    This chapter takes you step-by-step through the process of setting up the LS-2000 and installing Nikon Scan. 3.1 Setting up the LS-2000 This section outlines the steps involved in connecting the LS-2000 to a computer. Before using your scanner, you will need to com- plete the following steps: •...
  • Page 16 3. Setup The scanner has feet both on its base and on one side, making it possible to place the scanner either on its base or on its side. When installing the scanner, leave enough space free for ease of operation.
  • Page 17 After removing the transport screw from the adapter slot and screwing it into one of the holes on the rear of the scanner, remove the guard and store it in a safe place.
  • Page 18 Before connecting the power cable, confirm that the scanner is off and that the transport locking screws have been removed from the side of the scanner and adapter slot. The scanner is off when the end of the power switch marked “0” is down.
  • Page 19 • 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 20 PCMCIA card (see the FastTrack Guide and the LS-2000 Reference Manual for details). This section describes the procedure to con- necting the LS-2000 to a SCSI “chain” made up of your computer and SCSI devices connected to it in a series.
  • Page 21 When the scanner is the last device in the chain 1. Set the terminator switch on the rear of the scanner to ON 2. Connect the SCSI cable to either of the two SCSI connectors on the rear of the scanner and connect the other end to the next...
  • Page 22 3. Setup When the scanner is between other devices 1. Set the terminator switch on the rear of the scanner to OFF 2. Connect the SCSI cable from one of the devices in the chain to either of the connectors on the rear of the scanner, then connect...
  • Page 23 SCSI connection checklist • Turn off the computer, the LS-2000, 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 24 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-2000 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 25 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-2000 conforms to Level 1 of the SCAM (SCSI Configured Auto-Magically) SCSI-selection standard, which allows some computers to set the scanner’s ID automatically.

  • Page 26: Software Installation

    Mac OS 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 27 • Windows 95, Windows NT4.0 or later • a minimum of 16 MB RAM when Nikon Scan is running (24 MB or more is recommened) and 8 MB RAM for Adobe Acrobat • 28 MB or more free hard disk space (100 MB or more is recom- mended) •...
  • Page 28 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 29 U.S.A. and Canada differs from that shown below; see the reference manual for details). Click Nikon Scan 2.0. You will be prompted to choose a lan- guage for Nikon Scan’s menus and dialogs. After you have chosen...
  • Page 30 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 (DE for German, EN for English, ES for Spanish, or FR for French; the U.S. version of the CD does not contain a German installer) and follow the instructions on the screen to complete installation.

  • Page 31: 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 32 4. Scanning Step 3—Insert an adapter in the scanner The LS-2000 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 33 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-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide 4. Scanning...
  • Page 34 Step 4—Insert film Insert the film to be scanned into the adapter’s film slot. When the scanner is installed on its side, the film should be oriented so that the photograph or frame number is not reversed. When inserting slides, the short side of the aperture should face toward the scanner.
  • Page 35 Detailed information on the kinds of film appropriate for use in the LS-2000 and on inserting film, see the LS-2000 Reference Manual. Step 5—Choose a film type In the scan window, select a film type appropri- ate to the type of film (positive or negative) inserted in the scanner.
  • Page 36 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-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...
  • Page 37 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-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...
  • Page 38 Defect Correction will be visible in the preview image in the scan window. Consult the software reference manual for your platform for more information on the scanner extras available for the LS-2000, including multi-sample scanning. 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 39 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 40 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-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide...

  • Page 41: Appendix: Nikon Scan Controls

    Appendix: Nikon Scan Controls Menus, Tabs, and Information Displays Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Appendix: Nikon Scan Controls Thumbnail drawer-tab Click to open when film is inserted in the SA-20 strip-film adapter or optional IA-20 IX240 film adapter...

  • Page 42: Buttons

    Buttons Eject film from the SA-20 or optional IA-20 and SF-200 adapters Focus the scanner on the center of the preview image. Clicking this button with the ctrl key (Windows) or option key (Macintosh) held down allows you to focus the scanner on a point chosen by clicking anywhere within the preview image.

  • Page 43: Control Drawers

    Multi Sample Scanning: Increase image quality with multi-sample scanning Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Appendix: Nikon Scan Controls Input units menu The units used in giving Scanner Extras: Adjust interpolation, sharpness, and prescan settings...
  • Page 44 Select black Select white point point White-point slider Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Display output histogram Auto contrast Reset button Reset curves to linear. Ctrl-click (Windows) or option-click (Macintosh) to reset all channels to linear.

  • Page 45: Preferences

    The Preferences dialog contains several tabs, which are detailed in the software reference manual for your platform. A brief descrip- tion of each tab is given below. Nikon LS-2000 35 mm Film Scanner User’s Guide Appendix: Nikon Scan Controls Gamma Set base gamma values...

  • Page 46: Ec Declaration Of Conformity

    IEC801-3: 1984 3V/m IEC801-4: 1988 1kVAC, (0.5kV, I/O) und zwar gemäß den Bestimmungen der EMC-Richtlinie (89/336/EEC) Nikon Europe BV Schipholweg 321, 1171 PL Badhoevedorp, The Netherlands Nikon Film Scanner LS-2000, S LIDE SA-20 DAPTER Nikon Corporation Fuji Bldg., 2-3, Marunouchi 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8331, Japan...
  • Page 47 Directiva EMC (89/336/EEC) Badhoevedorp, The Netherlands Place Lieu Lugar Nikon Europe BV Schipholweg 321, 1171 PL Badhoevedorp, The Netherlands Nikon Film Scanner LS-2000, S LIDE SA-20 DAPTER Nikon Corporation Fuji Bldg., 2-3, Marunouchi 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8331, Japón April 20, 1998...

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