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Fred Beck
January 17, 2025
how to activate Magic Toudh in Cy'berview x
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Mr. Anderson
February 3, 2025
To activate Magic Touch in CyberView X5-MS, enable the "Magic Touch" function in the settings. This option can be toggled on or off to utilize the hardware-based technology for removing dust and scratches during the scanning process.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) STATEMENT This Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Getting Started Quick Installation Guide (QIG) Installing Scanning Software Installing Hardware General Information Loading the slides into the Magazine Loading Slides into supported aftermarket trays Loading the Magazine into the Scanner Additional H a r d w a r e Features One Button Scan Backlit slide viewer How to Scan Slides...
50 S lid e Magazine Power Adapter (could come in 2 pcs) USB Cable. CyberView Scanning Application & Hardware Driver CD. Warning! Using any other power adapter o r sli de t ra ys may severely damage the scanner and will void the product warranty NOTE: The orange adapter on the transport arm and the arm itself are excluded from guarantee.
INSTALLING - CyberView X5- for PC (Windows) User a. Insert CD into the computer CD/DVD drive and explore the contents of the CD. Page 3 of 38Double click the ”CyberView” icon to begin the installation process. Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the installation process.
General Information: ALL Trays: Load slides with the SHINY side facing the right side of the tray, this will result in a backwards scanned image, but due to the hardware design this is necessary to obtain the best scan quality. Supported Slide Trays: Braun Paximat S (White tray) and PIE Dark gray tray (bundled) designed for thicker cardboard mounted slides 2 - 3.2mm thickness.
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Loading slide(s) into aftermarket magazines Paximat Compact Magazine (1.8-2.0mm slides) a. As illustrated below, turn the magazine with the embossed lettering “COMPACT MAGAZINE 50” and the white strip on the right facing towards the top. b. Hold the slide right side up, facing forward so the image is NOT reversed. Rotate the slide as illustrated and Insert each slide, one at a time, into the magazine.
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Loading slide(s) into aftermarket magazines cont… Universal Magazine - DIN 108 (US & Europe –open top design) a. Locate the numbering sequence text on the top of the Universal slide magazine indicating the slide order. The numbers should be facing up and starting from the left. b.
Loading the magazine(s) into the scanner Paximat/Bundled Magazine Numbering Slide order numbers printed on top of magazine the large opening you load the slides into faces the back of the device., This tray needs to be level otherwise it will not insert and appear to be blocked by a small black tab on the bottom of the tray area, if it hits this the tray is not level, it needs to guide in straight and touch the...
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Universal Magazine NOTE: Use only Universal Magazines with the DIN 108 labeling. Other magazines may result in problems and could damage the scanner and VOID the warranty. Pull out the slide transport arm all the way, gently press the orange adapter on the slide transport arm, move the adapter on the slide transport arm to the front until it snaps in at the tip of the tappet arm.
USB port for the Film scanner to work properly, One Button Scan 1. Open the CyberView X application (Ref. page 16 to acquire the CyberView software) 2. Configure Scan Settings (see Page 17) Configure the scan settings: Select the Scan to directory, file format (TIF or JPG) Magic Touch/Auto Color etc., once configured, Press the...
STEP 1 – Acquire Driver (For PC Users) Open CyberView from the desktop icon Alternatively Start button Scroll to the letter C category look for CyberView X Vista/XP - Start – All Programs – CyberViewX (For MAC Users) Open Macintosh Hard drive – Applications – CyberViewX STEP 2 –...
STEP 4 – Set Scan Settings a. Resolution (Scan dpi) The default scanning resolution is 1000dpi, additional resolution options are listed below. Notice: Higher scanning resolutions result in greater scanning time and hard disk space requirements. Examples of resolution to use: Here are the minimum resolutions to display slide shows on an HDTV with high quality 1080p TV = 1500 dpi minimum to achieve a 1920 x 1279 pixel image, 4K TV = 2840 minimum to achieve a 3840 x 2558 pixel image, 4K TV resolution is 3840 x 2160...
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STEP 5 – Setting Scan Preferences Select Scan - Preference - Positive - Scan Setting (Negative and B&W options are only for negative strips that have been cut and mounted into slide holders)) “Prescan Resolution“ - Default pre-scan resolution, if you select the optional pre- scan to pre-edit slides before scanning the higher the pre-scan resolution the larger sample you have to work with for pre-editing before the final scan..
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Advanced Settings ”Auto Exposure” - Attempts to find the correct exposure to get the widest range of whites and blacks while putting the middle grays at around the middle of the data range. ”Auto Balance” - Using the image histogram to balance RGB channels.
STEP 6 – Scan To Scan a Single slide - Choose “Scan Current Frame” to scan the slide loaded into the scanner or “Multi-Scan…” to input the number of slides to be scanned based on their location in the magazine. 1.
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Sharing/CloudStorage Simply designed and easy to use Open the CyberviewX 5 software, you will need to select positive for slides or negative for film strips. Configure the Scan setting - Scan – Preference - Film Type – Sharing/Cloud Storage Note: The tool bar options are disabled until activating (adding a check mark to the selected option) the Settings window Select your method either Sharing or Cloud...
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, you must first log out of your account, the scanning function will require authentication/login on each use Log off of your Facebook account In the Cyberview interface activate Sharing feature as described above Follow the onscreen prompts to log in and authenticate the device...
Minimize this browser window Minimize the browser window and on the next CyberView screen, not the Code number you have been given (this will be a different code every time, make a note of it, you will need to enter it on the Facebook website.
Dropbox account. To scan into the Dropbox folder Open Cyberview X5 Next select Scan – Preference – the film type you wish to scan (Positive or Negative) In this scan settings window select the Sharing and CloudStorage tab...
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2. Color Balance To adjust the brightness, contrast, saturation, and color (CMY or RGB) of the image. Comparisons between before and after adjusted images are shown for reference. Example: If a previewed image appears too dark, use the “Brightness” slider in the “Color Balance” window to adjust the image by selecting the slider in the center and moving it to the right.
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3. Curves and Levels Adjust image settings by moving Curve and Levels settings. Comparison between before and after adjustment is displayed for reference. Example: When the previewed image appears to be too dark, adjustments with the Input slider in the Curves and Levels window can be made to correct the im- age.
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Menu Commands - Windows 1. Exposure Setting: To adjust the exposure time (R, G, B) press ”Reset” to restore to the default setting. Menu Commands - Help Update: Firmware: Upgrade the firmware version, select the path where the file of firmware has been saved. (These files may be downloaded from our website) About: Displays system information (including operation system, CPU), product information (including product name, model name, hardware version, firmware version,...
Function Bar Diagram In order to optimize scanned image quality, please select your film type and brand from the toolbar: Negative Positive (also known as Slide) Black and White Prescan: Pre-scan the current film, press drop down for more options. Scan: Scan film, press drop down button for more options.
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Preview Window Preview the image you pre-scan, you can select the measurement unit “in“-“cm“- “px“ by clicking the upper-left corner. Status Line In the lower left hand corner, the color level (RGB: red, green, blue) Displays the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) values in the image at the current pointer location [ex: I].
III. Active Frame Setting Area [Floating Windows] A comprehensive advanced mode is available to allow for more user defined adjustments. Normal mode [ex: I] to input the basic parameter to scan (including scan resolution, film size, color depth). Advanced mode [ex: II]to input the parameter of scan and output (including scan resolution, size, color depth and output resolution, size, scan mode).
IV. Thumbnail Panel Area [Floating Windows] Images only appear here in Prescan mode ONLY, scan to file goes directly to the hard drive, this window remains blank as does the main Cyberview window. Displays thumbnail view of pre-scanned images. By default all pre-scanned images are selected.
1. Turn on scanner wait for green light to come on solid, indicating it is fully warmed up 2. Open Cyberview and click on Reload Magazine icon on the toolbar, to rest the scanners internal counter back to ZERO, this will alleviate it stopping for no apparent reason mid tray...
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“Unable to communicate” errors TO FIX: You must Close Cyberview, Turn off the scanner, wait 10 seconds, turn on the scanner and then wait for the full warm up to a solid green light before starting the Cyberview software again.
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Base File Name is the name each file will be given with a number following Trailing Index after base file name - Is the number of digits you would like in your file naming sequence, default number is 3 - Image001, you can select 1-6 digits for this which would result in naming as follows Image1, Image01, Image001, Image0001, Image0001, Image00001, Image000001 –...
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Current Frame applies to scanning a single slide inserted through the top slide holder NOTE: This number will only EVER go over 50 if you are using the aftermarket BRAUN Carousel then it will be Range 1-100 as this carousel must always be used full to keep the weight evenly distributed. File Type TIF –...
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Removing a jammed slide from inside the scanner 1. Close the CyberView scanning software 2. Turn off the scanner power, disconnect the power cable from the back of the unit 3. Remove the cap from the slide retrieval area (Fig. 1) 4.
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5. Now you have access to the inside, using thin tweezers Reach inside and grab the stuck slide (Fig. 3) Fig. 3 6. Once stuck slide has been retrieved, replace slide aligner, and cover back onto the scanner.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT CyberViewX For information regarding the film scanner and CyberView driver, please visit www.scanace.com Transporting the device For safety purposes, follow the procedure below before transporting the canner (i.e. before moving the scanner from one location to another or packing and shipping the unit): 1.
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how to activate Magic Toudh in Cy'berview x
To activate Magic Touch in CyberView X5-MS, enable the "Magic Touch" function in the settings. This option can be toggled on or off to utilize the hardware-based technology for removing dust and scratches during the scanning process.
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