Manual Focus Dial; Digital Ice System Requirements; Adobe Photoshop Elements - Minolta Dimage Scan Elite 5400 Hardware Manual

Manual focus dial

The scanner can be focused manually using the focus dial. The manual focus dial
must first be activated in the DiMAGE Scan Utility preferences window, see "Setting
scanner preferences" in the advanced scanning section of the software manual. When
the manual focus dial is active the scanner's autofocus system is disabled and the
other scanner focusing functions will not work.
With the image displayed in the prescan tab, click
the manual-focus button. The mouse pointer will
change to the manual-focus cursor. To cancel the
function, click the manual-focus button again.
Click on the area of image to be used for focus.
For best results, select an area within the image
with contrast or detail. The manual focus function
cannot focus on a low-contrast detail such as a
cloudless or overcast sky. The focus meter
window will appear.
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Turn the focus dial (1) until the black and
white bars are at their longest extension.
The black bar indicates the change in
focus. The white bar indicates the
longest extent of the black bar and the
point of sharpest focus. Do not touch or
hinder the holder.
Click OK or press the keyboard
return/enter key to set the focus. A new
prescan will start and replace the
previous image.
For the best results, each image
scanned should focused individually.
When the holder is ejected, the manual
focus position is reset.

Digital ICE system requirements

The computer must meet the system requirements below to use Pixel Polish.
PC / AT compatible computers
256 MB of RAM.
512 MB recommended.
1.2 GB of hard-disk space. 2.0 GB recommended.

Adobe Photoshop Elements

Take time to register your copy of Photoshop Elements with Adobe. You can register
online, by fax, or by mail. The software can be registered online during installation by
following the instructions on the installer screens. To register by fax or mail, read the
instructions in the registration folder located in the technical-information folder on the
Adobe Photoshop Elements CD-ROM.
PC / AT compatible computers
Pentium processor
Windows 98, 98 Second Edition, Me,
2000, or XP.
Internet Explorer 5.0, 5.5, or 6.0.
128 MB of RAM
150 MB of available hard disk space
Color monitor capable of displaying thousands of colors
at a resolution of 800 X 600 or greater.
The DiMAGE Scan Utility can be opened from
Photoshop Elements with the import option on
the file menu. For Macintosh systems, the
DiMAGE Scan Utility plug-in module must first
be installed in the Photoshop Elements
import/export folder located in the plug-in
folder.
Files saved with a 16-bit or 16-bit linear color
depth cannot be opened in Adobe Photoshop
Elements. Refer to setting scanner
preferences in the advanced scanning section
in the DiMAGE Scan software manual.
Macintosh computers
256 MB of RAM in addition to the
requirements for the OS and applications.
512 MB recommended.
Macintosh computers
PowerPC processor
Mac OS 9.1, 9.2.x, or
Mac OS X 10.1.3 to 10.1.5.
128 MB of RAM
(with virtual memory on)
350 MB of available hard disk space
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