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Kodak DCS 465 User Manual

Kodak DCS 465 User Manual

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User's Manual
KODAK
Professional DCS 465
Digital Camera Back
© Eastman Kodak Company, 1995
This manual and the accompanying software are protected by United States and international copyright laws. You may
make one backup copy of the enclosed software and one copy of this manual. Do not make additional copies of the
software or copies of the manual or electronically transmit them in any form whatsoever, in whole or in part, without
the prior written permission of Eastman Kodak Company.

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  • Page 1 Do not make additional copies of the software or copies of the manual or electronically transmit them in any form whatsoever, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of Eastman Kodak Company.
  • Page 2 ......

  • Page 3: Warranty Time Period

    Warranty Repair Coverage If this equipment does not function properly during the warranty period, due to defects in either materials or workmanship, Kodak will, at its option, either repair or replace the equipment, without charge, subject to the conditions and limitations stated herein. Such repair service will include all labor as well as any necessary adjustments and/or replacement parts.
  • Page 4 Kodak. Such damages for which Kodak will not be responsible include, but are...

  • Page 5: Outside The United States

    Return of the repaired or replaced unit to the customer can be expected in five to seven days from the date the KODAK Professional DCS 465 Digital Camera Back arrives at the service center.

  • Page 6: Software License Agreement

    TIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THEM, YOU SHOULD PROMPTLY RE- TURN THE DISKETTE PACKAGE(S) UNOPENED, ALONG WITH THE ACCOMPA- NYING MATERIALS. Eastman Kodak Company (Kodak) provides this software and licenses its use worldwide. You assume responsibility for selection of the software to achieve your intended results, and for installation, use, and results obtained from the software.

  • Page 7: Limited Warranty

    LIMITED WARRANTY Kodak warrants the diskettes on which the software is furnished to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of delivery to you as evidenced by a copy of your receipt.

  • Page 8: Limitations Of Remedies

    Kodak’s entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be: 1. the replacement of any diskette not meeting Kodak’s “Limited War- ranty” that is returned to Kodak or your dealer with a copy of your receipt, or 2. if Kodak or the dealer is unable to deliver a replacement diskette that is free of defects in materials or workmanship, you may terminate this Agreement by returning the software.
  • Page 9 This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of New York. Should you have any questions concerning this Agreement, you may contact Kodak in the United States at 1-800-23-KODAK (1-800-235- 6325), in Canada at 1-800-GO-KODAK (1-800-465-6325), and in other countries through your nearest Kodak representative.

  • Page 10: Important Safeguards And Precautions

    ......Important Safeguards and Precautions The exclamation point in an equilateral triangle is in- tended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the equipment.
  • Page 11 Be certain the camera back is off. Using a damp cloth, clean only the outside cabinet and the liquid crystal display (LCD) on the DCS 465 Camera Back. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners on the outside of the equipment.
  • Page 12 DCS 465 Camera Back as the only external device attached to a Macintosh IIfx or PowerBook computer (refer to chapter 4). Use only the SCSI cables supplied with the DCS 465 Camera Back to attach the camera back or other peripherals to the computer. If you use other cables, you may violate FCC emission requirements and could corrupt data on the hard disk.
  • Page 13 Servicing — Do not attempt to service the equipment yourself. Opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Never open the DCS 465 Camera Back. (Refer to chapter 9 for directions on cleaning a dirty imager.) ©...
  • Page 14 ......You can connect the camera back to a computer with or without a PCMCIA card in the camera back.
  • Page 15 AC battery charger/ adapter and/or the camera back. © Use only the supplied AC battery charger/adapter; do not plug other chargers or adapters into the DCS 465 Camera Back. © The AC battery charger/adapter is for indoor use only. ©...

  • Page 16: Electromagnetic Emissions

    ......Electromagnetic Emissions 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.

  • Page 17: Technical Assistance

    ......Technical Assistance Refer to the following sources for assistance if you have questions as you work with the KODAK Professional DCS 465 Digital Camera Back. Assistance Needed Source of Assistance...

  • Page 18: Table Of Contents

    Required Systems Software 1-5 Required Applications Software 1-5 Optional Hardware/Software for Playing Recorded Sound 1-6 Optional Printers 1-7 Optional DCS 465 Camera Back Equipment 1-8 Optional PCMCIA Hard Disk Card 1-8 2 2 2 2 2 Introduction 2-1 Features 2-3...
  • Page 19 Updating DCS 465 Camera Back Firmware 4-45 Formatting a PCMCIA Card 4-47 Quitting — Disconnecting the DCS 465 Camera Back from the Computer 4-49 5 5 5 5 5 Preparing the DCS 465 Camera Back for Use with Your PC 5-1...
  • Page 20 Installing TWAIN-compliant Kodak Driver(s) and the Calibration File 5-31 Installing TWAIN Driver(s) 5-32 Installing The Calibration (CAL) File 5-34 Inserting (and Removing) a PCMCIA Card into the DCS 465 Camera Back 5-36 Inserting a PCMCIA Card 5-36 Removing a PCMCIA Card 5-40...
  • Page 21 Selecting the Color Balance for an Image(s) 7-11 Acquiring Images with the KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop 7-13 Playing Recorded Sound Files 7-15 Using Other Features of the KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop Software 7-17 Driver Image Window Buttons and Other Controls 7-17 Selecting Images 7-17...
  • Page 22 Other Features 8-18 Taking Pictures while Connected to a Computer 8-18 Using the DCS 465 Camera Back without a PCMCIA Card 8-18 Creating Monochrome Images with Your Color Camera Back 8-19 IMPORTANT CAUTIONS when Using the DCS 465 Camera Back with a...
  • Page 23 Taking Pictures While Connected to the Computer 9-20 Using the DCS 465 Camera Back and a PCMCIA Card 9-20 Using the DCS 465 Camera Back with a PCMCIA Card While Connected to a Computer 9-21 Using the DCS 465 Camera Back without a PCMCIA Card While...
  • Page 24 Recording “Lengthy” Audio Segments 9-28 Sound File Size 9-29 Playing Sound Files 9-29 Awake/Sleep State of the DCS 465 Camera Back 9-30 Troubleshooting the DCS 465 Camera Back 9-31 Cleaning the Imager and Cleaning/ Replacing the KG5 Filter Glass 9-37...
  • Page 25 Creating Monochrome Images with Your Color Camera Back 10-24 Messages — Kodak Driver for Adobe Photoshop Software 10-25 Troubleshooting — Kodak Driver for Adobe Photoshop Software 10-43 11 11 11 11 11 Reference — Kodak Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications 11-1...
  • Page 26 Control Panel 11-14 Saving Sound Files to Your Computer Hard Disk 11-21 Creating Monochrome Images with Your Color Camera Back 11-23 Messages — Kodak Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications 11-24 Troubleshooting — Kodak Driver for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications 11-41 12 12...

  • Page 27: Before You Begin

    KODAK Professional DCS 465 Digital Camera Back (DCS 465 Camera Back). The DCS 465 Camera Back can be used with a Macintosh computer and/or with an IBM PC or compatible computer. Separate instructions are included on the following pages.

  • Page 28: Macintosh Computer - Hardware And Software

    IMPORTANT: Use only the supplied cables; do not use substitute cables, except that an additional cable is required if you will use the DCS 465 Camera Back as the only external device attached to a Macintosh IIfx or PowerBook computer. (If you are using a Macintosh IIfx or PowerBook computer, refer to chapter 4.)

  • Page 29: Required Monitor And Display Card

    ......Required Monitor and Display Card A color monitor is required for color work. Your monitor should be at least 12 inches or larger;...

  • Page 30: Ibm Pc Or Compatible Computer -Hardware And Software

    Hardware and Software These sections list required and optional hardware and software needed to run the Kodak Driver for TWAIN-compliant PC applications. IMPORTANT: Refer to the README file that is installed with the software driver for additional details or revisions to these requirement.

  • Page 31: Required Scsi Interface

    Microsoft DOS 6.2 or higher with either Microsoft Windows, version 3.1 or Windows 3.11 for Workgroups. Required Applications Software A TWAIN-compliant software application. The KODAK TWAIN driver can be used with: Adobe Photoshop 2.5 and 3.0 for Windows, PhotoStyler 2.0, PhotoStyler 1.1A with the PhotoStyler Accessory Pack 1.1A for Windows installed, Micrografx Picture Publisher 4.0 and 5.0, and...

  • Page 32: Optional Hardware/Software For Playing Recorded Sound

    ......Optional Hardware/Software for Playing Recorded Sound A hardware sound board is required if you want to play the “.WAV” files you can record with the microphone in the camera.

  • Page 33: Optional Printers

    Canada call 1-800-GO-KODAK (1-800-465-6325), and elsewhere outside the United States contact your local Kodak representative. KODAK XLS 8400 PS Printer. Prints 300 pixels per inch, 24-bit color images up to 8.5 x 12-inches (21.6 x 30.5-cm) to KODAK EKTATHERM XLS print paper or transparencies using ADOBE POSTSCRIPT Level 2.

  • Page 34: Optional Dcs 465 Camera Back Equipment

    Electronic flash and accessories available from the manufacturer of your camera. Optional PCMCIA Hard Disk Card The DCS 465 Camera Back is designed to accept PCMCIA hard disk cards that support the PCMCIA “ATA” interface. Refer to the R file on the supplied software driver diskette for information on specific cards known to work with the camera back.

  • Page 35: Introduction

    Digital Camera Back. © An overview of the product features. NOTE: This manual describes the operation of the DCS 465 Camera Back, and how it may affect the operation of your camera. The manual assumes that you are familiar with your camera.
  • Page 36 Camera Back) is a portable unit that allows you to capture and store high- resolution digital images when using your own supported medium-format camera. You can attach the DCS 465 Camera Back to one of several computers and move your images from the camera back to the computer using one of the special software driver provided by Kodak.

  • Page 37: Features

    ......Features The DCS 465 Camera Back, a sealed one-piece unit, incorporates the following features:...
  • Page 38 A liquid crystal display (LCD) that shows status and control informa- tion. © A SCSI port to connect the DCS 465 Camera Back to your computer for transferring images from the camera back to your computer. You can take pictures while your camera and camera back are connected to a computer.
  • Page 39 You can also use the drivers to perform self-tests on the DCS 465 Camera Back from your computer, and to load new firm- ware into the DCS 465 Camera Back. This last function allows you to keep the firmware in the camera back up-to-date without sending the camera back to a service center.

  • Page 41: Quick Start

    Quick Start This chapter provides a brief summary of the steps you follow to use the DCS 465 Camera Back. Most steps refer you to more detailed explana- tions elsewhere in this manual; you can also refer to the quick reference card.
  • Page 42 1. Obtain one or more supported PCMCIA cards. PCMCIA cards are not supplied with the camera back, but are avail- able from Kodak (and elsewhere). The camera back accepts cards that support the PCMCIA “ATA interface. Refer to the R...
  • Page 43 ......b. Load the diskette “KODAK DCS 465 Calibration (CAL) File: Macintosh.” The diskette contains a calibration file whose filename is your camera back serial number followed by a “.cal”...
  • Page 44 ......5. Remove the imager cover from the camera back by inserting your thumb beneath a corner of the cover and separating it from the camera back.
  • Page 45 ......6. Mount the camera back to your camera as shown below for a typical configuration.
  • Page 46 ......7. Make the appropriate cable connections; follow step A for mechani- cally tripped cameras, and step B for electrically tripped cameras.
  • Page 47 ......B. Electrically tripped camera. Camera sync cable (Plug this end into the body or lens.) 4-pin 3-pin...
  • Page 48 ......8. Attach the supplied AC battery charger/adapter. Connect the adapter to a source supplying power within the range on its label, and to the connector on the lower left corner of the camera back.
  • Page 49 12. Update the camera back firmware. This onetime action ensures that the most current control commands (firmware) are loaded in the camera back. A. Macintosh , KODAK DCS 465. The Run Photoshop, choose F CQUIRE driver image window appears. Click the C button.
  • Page 50 ......15. (Optional) Record sound. Hold the back of the camera back about six inches from your mouth (the microphone is behind four small holes centered at the top of the camera back).
  • Page 51 Charge the battery and use the AC battery charger/adapter. © Set the SCSI ID on the DCS 465 Camera Back. © Make the SCSI connection between the DCS 465 Camera Back and your Macintosh computer. © Preparing for Use with Mac...

  • Page 52: Macintosh Computer

    © Install the driver for Adobe Photoshop Software and the camera back calibration file (CAL) on your Macintosh computer. © Insert (and remove) your PCMCIA card into the DCS 465 Camera Back. © Access the driver for Adobe Photoshop Software.

  • Page 53: Connecting The Dcs 465 Camera Back To Your Camera

    ......Connecting the DCS 465 Camera Back to Your Camera Follow the steps in this section to connect the DCS 465 Camera Back to your camera. CAUTION: As you complete these steps handle the camera back —...
  • Page 54 ......2. Mount the camera back to your camera as shown below for a typical configuration;...
  • Page 55 ......A. Mechanically tripped camera. CAUTION: To simplify making these connections, each cable has unique connectors at both ends.
  • Page 56 ......B. Electrically tripped camera. CAUTION: To simplify making these connections, each cable has unique connectors at both ends.

  • Page 57: Using The Ac Battery Charger/Adapter

    IMPORTANT: Do not attempt to remove the battery; it is not a cus- tomer serviceable part. © The DCS 465 Camera Back incorporates a single, rechargeable nickel hydride battery that powers the camera back. © In typical shooting situations, a fully-charged battery provides power for up to 150 frames.
  • Page 58 ......Follow these steps to charge the battery. 1. Locate the AC battery charger/adapter and power cord supplied with the camera back.
  • Page 59 ......4. Plug the AC battery charger/adapter into the DCS 465 Camera Back as shown below.
  • Page 60 ......IMPORTANT: An LCD at the top left corner of the camera back displays a battery icon.
  • Page 61 ......6. (Optional) Use the supplied accessory adapter cable as shown in the following illustration.

  • Page 62: Setting The Scsi Id On The Dcs 465 Camera Back

    Macintosh computer you regularly use with the camera back, you should ensure that the DCS 465 Camera Back has a unique SCSI ID each time you connect it to a Macintosh computer.
  • Page 63 ......3. Wake (see illustration below) the DCS 465 Camera Back using one or the other of these two methods.
  • Page 64 ......4. Locate the indented button on the back of the DCS 465 Camera Back labeled “SCSI ID.”...
  • Page 65 SCSI mode. The characters “SCSI” (called the SCSI indicator), as well as a single value from 0 to 7, “PC,” and “PP” appear on the camera back LCD. That value is the current SCSI ID of the DCS 465 Camera Back. SCSI ID SCSI ID indicator...
  • Page 66 3 if it is an internal drive supplied by Apple Computer, Inc. A DCS 465 Camera Back set to a SCSI ID currently in use by another con- nected SCSI device may not respond to the Macintosh computer; instead, the DCS 465 Camera Back will flash the SCSI indicator on the camera back LCD.

  • Page 67: Making The Scsi Connection

    NOTE: Leave the camera back connected to your camera while you make this connection. Refer to chapter 9 for an explanation of supported configurations. The DCS 465 Camera Back is a non-terminated SCSI device that connects to your Macintosh computer with one of the included SCSI cables. In normal usage you may connect and disconnect the camera back from the Macintosh computer on a regular basis;...

  • Page 68: Dcs 465 Camera Back As The Sole Scsi Device

    DCS 465 Camera Back. DCS 465 Camera Back as the Sole SCSI Device Follow these steps if you will connect the DCS 465 Camera Back as the sole external SCSI device attached to your Macintosh computer; otherwise continue at the section of this chapter entitled “DCS 465 Camera Back...
  • Page 69 ......3. Connect the AC battery charger/adapter to the camera back as de- scribed earlier in this chapter.
  • Page 70 25-pin end of the SCSI cable you just attached to your Macintosh computer. BACK OF MACINTOSH COMPUTER 25-pin Terminator 7. Attach the open end of the 25-pin terminator to the SCSI connector on the back of the DCS 465 Camera Back. SCSI Port © 4-20 Preparing for Use with Mac...
  • Page 71 Do not leave a SCSI cable with an empty connector/ terminator dangling from your Macintosh computer. Skip the next sections and continue at “Installing the KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop Software (Macintosh) and the Calibration File” later in this chapter.
  • Page 72 1. Turn off the Macintosh PowerBook computer. IMPORTANT: Later when you connect and disconnect the Macintosh PowerBook computer and the DCS 465 Camera Back on a regular basis, make sure the computer is off. Some software and peripherals check the SCSI connection periodically.
  • Page 73 ......Skip the next sections and continue at “Installing the KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop Software (Macintosh) and Calibration File”...
  • Page 74 1. Turn off the Macintosh IIfx computer. IMPORTANT: Later when you connect and disconnect the Macintosh IIfx computer and the DCS 465 Camera Back on a regular basis, make sure that the computer is off. Some software and peripherals check the SCSI connec- tion periodically.

  • Page 75: Dcs 465 Camera Back Used With Other Scsi Devices

    Macintosh computer. Do not leave a SCSI cable with an empty connector/terminator dangling from your Macintosh computer. Skip the next sections and continue at “Installing the KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop Software (Macintosh) and the Calibration File” later in this chapter.
  • Page 76 1. Turn off the Macintosh computer, and all connected SCSI devices. IMPORTANT: Later, when you connect and disconnect the Macintosh computer and the DCS 465 Camera Back on a regular basis, make sure that the computer and all devices are off. Some software and peripherals check the SCSI connection periodically.
  • Page 77 ......2. Place the DCS 465 Camera Back in a convenient position next to the last device in the SCSI chain of devices connected to your Macintosh computer.
  • Page 78 5. Select the SCSI cable with the 50-pin connector at one end and the 25-pin connector at the other end. IMPORTANT: Use only the cable supplied with the DCS 465 Camera Back; do not use a substitute cable. 50-pin Connector 25-pin Connector ©...
  • Page 79 25-pin Connector 50-pin Connector 7. Attach the supplied 25-pin terminator to the other end of the SCSI cable and then to the DCS 465 Camera Back. SCSI Connector 25-pin Connector 25-pin Terminator ©...
  • Page 80 1. Turn off the Macintosh computer, and all connected SCSI devices. IMPORTANT: Later when you connect and disconnect the Macintosh computer and the DCS 465 Camera Back on a regular basis, make sure that all devices are off. Some software and peripherals check the SCSI connection periodically.
  • Page 81 4. Select the SCSI cable with the 50-pin connector at one end and the 25-pin connector at the other end. IMPORTANT: Use only the cable supplied with the DCS 465 Camera Back; do not use a substitute cable. 50-pin Connector 25-pin Connector 5.
  • Page 82 ......6. Attach the other end of the SCSI cable to the SCSI connector on the DCS 465 Camera Back. SCSI Connector 25-pin Connector 7.

  • Page 83: Installing The Kodak Driver For Adobe Photoshop Software (Macintosh) And The Calibration File

    PCMCIA card(s). Once the software is installed, you can also use it regularly to move images and sound files from the DCS 465 Camera Back to your Macintosh computer by acquiring them while running your copy of Adobe Photoshop, as described in chapter 7.
  • Page 84 6. Complete part A for supported Photoshop versions before version 2.5, and part B for Photoshop versions 2.5 and later. A. Drag the KODAK DCS 465 file, any and all DCS465.BIN files and any files ending in “.cal” into the folder on your hard disk containing the Photoshop PS P file;...
  • Page 85 B. Follow directions in the Photoshop manual regarding placement of plug-in modules. For example, with Photoshop version 2.5 and 3.0, drag the KODAK DCS 465 and any and all DCS465.BIN and “.cal” files into the P folder created when you installed this...

  • Page 86: Inserting And Removing A Pcmcia Card

    ......Inserting and Removing a PCMCIA Card This section describes how to insert and remove a PCMCIA card. PCMCIA cards are not supplied with the camera back, but are available as optional equipment.
  • Page 87 ......1. Be certain that the red “Card Busy” light is not blinking before you continue.
  • Page 88 ......2. While looking at the camera back, open the door on the left edge by sliding the door up.
  • Page 89 ......Insert your PCMCIA card (not supplied with the camera back), by sliding it —...

  • Page 90: Removing A Pcmcia Card

    ......4. Slide the door down over the PCMCIA card compartment. NOTE: The camera back LCD (see the first figure in the previous step) may show “E6,”...
  • Page 91 ......3. CAUTION: As you complete this step, the PCMCIA card is ejected from the camera back;...

  • Page 92: Accessing The Kodak Driver For Adobe Photoshop Software (Macintosh)

    Repeat the steps below each time you want to access the KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop software. 1. If the DCS 465 Camera Back and your Macintosh computer are not connected, turn the computer off and connect them now by following the directions in “Making the SCSI Connection”...
  • Page 93 ......5. Pull down the Adobe Photoshop F menu and choose KODAK DCS 465 from the A submenu.
  • Page 94 ......6. Wait as the image window appears. (The first time you choose this driver, a file named DCS 465 P REFER...

  • Page 95: Updating Dcs 465 Camera Back Firmware

    Macintosh computer as described earlier in this chapter. We also assume that Adobe Photoshop is currently running on your Macintosh computer, and that you have accessed the driver image window by choosing KODAK DCS 465 from the submenu of the Adobe Photoshop F menu.
  • Page 96 ......1. Click the C button of the driver image window. You will ONTROL ANEL see the dialog box below.

  • Page 97: Formatting A Pcmcia Card

    DCS 465 Camera Back.
  • Page 98 ......1. Click the C button of the image window. You will see the ONTROL ANEL dialog box below.

  • Page 99: Quitting — Disconnecting The Dcs 465 Camera Back From The Computer

    4. (Optional) Disconnect the AC battery charger/adapter if it is con- nected. 5. (Optional) Disconnect the DCS 465 Camera Back from the computer. CAUTION: Do not disconnect the camera back from the computer while the driver image window is open, or even while the computer is on. Doing so may result in the loss of data from the PCMCIA card in the camera back or from the hard disk in your computer.
  • Page 101 Camera Back for Use with Your PC This chapter describes the series of steps you follow to prepare the KODAK Professional DCS 465 Digital Camera Back (DCS 465 Camera Back) for use in a PC environment. This includes how to: ©...
  • Page 102 © Install the driver for TWAIN-compliant PC applications and the camera back calibration (CAL) file on your PC. © Insert (and remove) your PCMCIA card into the DCS 465 Camera Back. © Access the driver for TWAIN-compliant PC applications. ©...

  • Page 103: Connecting The Dcs 465 Camera Back To Your Computer

    ......Connecting the DCS 465 Camera Back to Your Computer Follow the steps in this section to connect the DCS 465 Camera Back to your camera. CAUTION: As you complete these steps handle the camera back — and especially the imager –...
  • Page 104 ......2. Mount the camera back to your camera as shown below for a typical configuration;...
  • Page 105 ......A. Mechanically tripped camera. CAUTION: To simplify making these connections, each cable has unique connectors at both ends.
  • Page 106 ......B. Electrically tripped camera. CAUTION: To simplify making these connections, each cable has unique connectors at both ends.

  • Page 107: Using The Ac Battery Charger/Adapter

    IMPORTANT: Do not attempt to remove the battery; it is not a cus- tomer serviceable part. © The DCS 465 Camera Back incorporates a single, rechargeable nickel hydride battery that powers the camera back. © In typical shooting situations, a fully-charged battery provides power for up to 150 frames.
  • Page 108 ......Follow these steps to charge the battery. 1. Locate the AC battery charger/adapter and power cord supplied with the camera back.
  • Page 109 ......4. Plug the AC battery charger/adapter into the DCS 465 Camera Back as shown below.
  • Page 110 ......IMPORTANT: An LCD at the top left corner of the camera back displays a battery icon.
  • Page 111 ......6. (Optional) Use the supplied accessory adapter cable as shown in the following illustration.

  • Page 112: Setting The Scsi Id On The Dcs 465 Camera Back

    ID number. IMPORTANT: This section assumes that the camera back and the computer are not currently connected. You should never change the SCSI ID on the DCS 465 Camera Back when it is connected to a computer.
  • Page 113 ......3. Wake (see illustration below) the DCS 465 Camera Back using one or the other of these two methods.
  • Page 114 ......4. Locate the indented button on the back of the DCS 465 Camera Back labeled “SCSI ID.”...
  • Page 115 SCSI mode. The characters “SCSI” (called the SCSI indicator), as well as a single value from 0 to 7, “PC,” and “PP” appear on the camera back LCD. That value is the current SCSI ID of the DCS 465 Camera Back. SCSI ID SCSI ID indicator...
  • Page 116 7 if you are using a Future Domain SCSI Host Adapter card. A DCS 465 Camera Back set to a SCSI ID currently in use by another con- nected SCSI device may not respond to the PC; instead, the DCS 465 Camera Back will flash the SCSI indicator on the camera back LCD.

  • Page 117: Installing A Scsi Host Adapter

    ......Installing a SCSI Host Adapter The DCS 465 Camera Back connects to your PC at a SCSI port provided by installing one of the supported SCSI host adapter cards described in chapter 1.
  • Page 118 ......3. Install the SCSI Host Adapter card for your PC according to the manufacturer’s installation instructions.

  • Page 119: Making The Scsi Connection

    PC at a SCSI2 connection on your PC. In normal usage you may connect and disconnect the DCS 465 Camera Back from the PC on a regular basis; for this reason you may want to position your computer so that its SCSI2 connector is readily accessible.
  • Page 120 ......5. Attach the 50-pin SCSI2 connector to the SCSI2 port on the back of the PC.

  • Page 121: Dcs 465 Camera Back Used With Other Scsi Devices

    Disconnect the SCSI cable from the PC. Do not leave a SCSI cable with an empty connector dangling from your PC. Skip the next section and continue at “KODAK Drivers for TWAIN- Compliant PC Applications” later in this chapter. DCS 465 Camera Back Used with Other SCSI...
  • Page 122 ......Multiple SCSI devices are connected to a PC in a chain. If the DCS 465...
  • Page 123 B. If there is an external SCSI terminator between the end of a cable and a SCSI port on a device, remove the terminator. Reconnect the cable. (Later, if you remove the DCS 465 Camera Back cable from your PC, remember to replace this terminator.) ©...
  • Page 124 5. Select the SCSI cable with the 50-pin connector at one end and the 25-pin connector at the other end. IMPORTANT: Use only the cable supplied with the DCS 465 Camera Back; do not use a substitute cable. 50-pin Connector 25-pin Connector 6.
  • Page 125 Do not leave a SCSI cable with an empty connector dangling from a SCSI chain. Skip the next section and continue at “KODAK Drivers for TWAIN- Compliant PC Applications” later in this chapter. ©...
  • Page 126 465 Camera Back on a regular basis, make sure that all devices are off. 2. Place the DCS 465 Camera Back in a convenient position next to the last device in the SCSI chain of devices connected to your PC.
  • Page 127 BACK OF ONE OR MORE SCSI DEVICES Terminated Terminated Internally 25-pin Connector 50-pin Connector 6. Attach the other end of the SCSI cable to the SCSI connector on the DCS 465 Camera Back. SCSI Port 25-pin Connector © Preparing for Use with PC 5-27...

  • Page 128: Dcs 465 Camera Back Used With A Laptop

    Continue at “KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications.” DCS 465 Camera Back Used with a Laptop The DCS 465 Camera Back can be used with a laptop computer if you use a PCMCIA-to-SCSI II adapter (such as the New Media bus Toaster).

  • Page 129: Kodak Drivers For Twain-Compliant Pc Applications Introduction

    KODAK Drivers described in this appendix. The availability of KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-compliant PC applications means that you may be able to use the DCS 465 Camera Back with the growing number of software applications that support the TWAIN specifi- cations.
  • Page 130 (Advanced SCSI Programming Interface) host adapter card such as those available from Adaptec, Inc. running EZ-SCSI 3.0 or later. IMPORTANT: This KODAK Driver is intended for use with applications that are ASPI compliant for Windows, and not for use with applications that are ASPI compliant for other operating platforms.

  • Page 131: Installing Twain-Compliant Kodak Driver(S) And The Calibration File

    (camera back control programming), and to format a PCMCIA card(s). Once the software is installed, you can also use it regularly to move images and sound files from the DCS 465 Camera Back to your PC, as described in chapter 8.

  • Page 132: Installing Twain Driver(S)

    DCS 100 or 200.) Installing TWAIN Driver(s) Follow these steps to install the KODAK Driver(s) for TWAIN-compliant PC applications for use with the DCS 465 Camera Back. 1. Start Microsoft Windows and make sure that you are in the Program Manager.
  • Page 133 Program Manager. 6. Eject the driver disk and store it for possible future use. The KODAK Driver is installed; now you must install the calibration file for your camera back. © Preparing for Use with PC...

  • Page 134: Installing The Calibration (Cal) File

    ......Installing The Calibration (CAL) File Follow these steps to install the calibration file for use with the DCS 465 Camera Back.
  • Page 135 ......5. You see the DCS46 screen; follow these ALIBRATION ILE INSTALLER steps.

  • Page 136: Inserting (And Removing) A Pcmcia Card Into The Dcs 465 Camera Back

    ......Inserting (and Removing) a PCMCIA Card into the DCS 465 Camera Back This section describes how to insert (and remove) a PCMCIA card into the camera back.
  • Page 137 ......1. Be certain that the red “Card Busy” light is not blinking before you continue.
  • Page 138 ......2. While looking at the camera back, open the door on the left edge of the camera back by sliding the door up.
  • Page 139 ......Slide your PCMCIA card (not supplied with the camera back) — thin edge first —...

  • Page 140: Removing A Pcmcia Card

    ......4. Slide the door down over the PCMCIA card compartment. NOTE: The camera back LCD (see the first figure in the previous step) may show “E6,”...
  • Page 141 ......3. CAUTION: As you complete this step, the PCMCIA card is ejected from the camera back;...

  • Page 142: Accessing A Kodak Driver For Twain-Compliant Pc Applications

    Repeat the steps below each time you want to access the KODAK Driver for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications. 1. If the DCS 465 Camera Back and your PC are not connected, turn off the computer and connect them now by following the directions in “Making the SCSI Connection”...
  • Page 143 ......Read the example for the software you use. If your software is not in- cluded, refer to its documentation to determine if it is TWAIN-compliant, and if it is, how it provides access to TWAIN drivers.
  • Page 144 F menu. 6. Wait as the driver image window appears, then continue at “Updating Firmware in the DCS 465 Camera Back.” That section begins by showing the driver image window. Example 2: Aldus PhotoStyler 2.0 NOTE: PhotoStyler has been discontinued recently by Adobe. Consult your preferred image editing software producer for potential upgrade information.
  • Page 145 ......6. Wait as the driver image window appears, then continue at “Updating Firmware in the DCS 465 Camera Back.” That section begins by showing the driver image window.
  • Page 146 F menu. CQUIRE 8. Wait as the driver image window appears, then continue at “Updating Firmware in the DCS 465 Camera Back.” That section begins by showing the driver image window. © 5-46 Preparing for Use with PC...
  • Page 147 7. Click A CQUIRE 8. Wait as the driver image window appears, then continue at “Updating Firmware in the DCS 465 Camera Back,” on the next page. That section shows the driver image window. © Preparing for Use with PC...

  • Page 148: Updating Firmware In The Dcs 465 Camera Back

    Updating Firmware in the DCS 465 Camera Back The DCS 465 Camera Back incorporates nonvolatile memory that con- tains controls — called firmware — for most features of the camera back. You can update that firmware yourself, which means you can keep the camera back up-to-date as changes are made to the firmware.
  • Page 149 ......You should now be viewing the driver image window below. © Preparing for Use with PC 5-49...
  • Page 150 ......NOTE: Instead of the driver image window you may see a message indicating that the camera back was not found.

  • Page 151: Formatting A Pcmcia Card

    DCS 465 Camera Back.
  • Page 152 ......2. IMPORTANT: As you complete this step, keep in mind that this operation will erase all existing data on the PCMCIA card.

  • Page 153: Quitting - Disconnecting The Camera Back From The Computer

    4. (Optional) Disconnect the AC battery charger/adapter if it is con- nected. 5. (Optional) Disconnect the DCS 465 Camera Back from the computer. CAUTION: Do not disconnect the camera back from the computer while the driver image window is open, or even while the computer is on. Doing so may result in the loss of data from the PCMCIA card in the camera back or from the hard disk in your computer.

  • Page 155: Using The Dcs 465 Camera Back

    In the field operating from the camera back battery without a com- puter or adapter. NOTE: This chapter describes how to use the DCS 465 Camera Back with a PCMCIA card. You can also use the camera back without a PCMCIA card while connected to a computer as described in chapter 9.

  • Page 156: Readying The Dcs 465 Camera Back

    ......Readying the DCS 465 Camera Back 1. If the DCS 465 Camera Back is not connected to your camera, connect it now as described in chapters 4 (Macintosh) or 5 (PC).
  • Page 157 However, if it is not connected to either device, you must wake it. Wake it by following either step A or B below depending on the type of camera you have. © Using the DCS 465 Camera Back...
  • Page 158 The camera back is asleep when its LCD displays only the graphics illustrated below. If other data appear on the LCD, the camera back is awake. © Using the DCS 465 Camera Back...
  • Page 159 An oval that serves several purposes, including indicating the amount of the PCMCIA card filled with images. (An empty oval indicates that the PCMCIA card is empty.) LCD CAMERA-AWAKE GRAPHICS Frames remaining Battery indicator © Using the DCS 465 Camera Back...

  • Page 160: Setting The Iso

    1. If necessary wake the camera back as described earlier in this chapter. NOTE: After five seconds of inactivity, the camera back automatically turns off. As you complete these steps you may need to reawaken the camera back. © Using the DCS 465 Camera Back...
  • Page 161 ......2. Locate the indented button on the back of the DCS 465 Camera Back labeled “ISO.”...

  • Page 162: Taking Pictures

    The camera back cannot take exposures of more than three seconds. If the shutter release plunger is partially depressed for more than three seconds, the camera back will not capture an image. © Using the DCS 465 Camera Back...

  • Page 163: Frames Remaining Indicator And Frame Counter

    PCMCIA card currently in the camera back. If the card is filled, you can replace it with another (as described in chapters 4, Macintosh; and 5, PC) and continue shooting. Frames remaining © Using the DCS 465 Camera Back...

  • Page 164: Frame Counter

    Recording Sound (Optional) You can record sound on the PCMCIA card via a microphone built into the DCS 465 Camera Back. To do so, follow these steps. 1. Hold the camera back approximately six inches from your mouth. ©...
  • Page 165 The center dot of the disk icon on the camera back LCD comes on when the Record button is pressed, and segments of the disk icon bounce up and back, serving as a level meter (similar to the levels commonly dis- © Using the DCS 465 Camera Back 6-11...

  • Page 166: Awake/Sleep Modes

    If you are connected to neither device the camera back enters sleep mode automatically after five seconds of inactivity. This preserves battery life. © 6-12 Using the DCS 465 Camera Back...

  • Page 167: Operating Differences With Your Camera

    There are differences between normal operation of your camera and its operation when connected to the DCS 465 Camera Back, including: © You use the DCS 465 Camera Back incorporating a Kodak imager instead of a film back. © You use only supported ISO settings as described earlier in this chapter.

  • Page 169: Accessing Dcs 465 Camera Back Images From A Macintosh Computer

    Accessing DCS 465 Camera Back Images from a Macintosh Computer This chapter is a tutorial that describes how to use the DCS 465 Camera Back while connected to your Macintosh computer, including how to: © Access the Kodak Driver for Adobe Photoshop Software.
  • Page 170 ......The DCS 465 Camera Back is designed to be used in the field or while connected to your computer.

  • Page 171: Accessing The Dcs 465 Camera Back From The Driver

    4. Although this step is optional, we recommend it whenever the camera back is connected to a computer. 3. With the computer off, turn on the DCS 465 Camera Back by pressing the record button, or operate the camera back while connected to the AC battery charger/adapter which places the camera back in a con- tinual awake state.
  • Page 172 8. Pull down the Adobe Photoshop F menu and choose KODAK DCS 465 from the A submenu. CQUIRE NOTE: O from the Adobe Photoshop F menu will not acquire images from the DCS 465 Camera Back. © Accessing Images from a Mac...
  • Page 173 The number of images on each row and in each column is a function of the size of your monitor. KODAK DCS 465 Digital Camera Back © Accessing Images from a Mac...
  • Page 174 ......NOTES: Instead of the driver image window above you may see a message indicating that the camera back was not found.

  • Page 175: Viewing Images With The Kodak Driver For Adobe Photoshop Software

    465 Camera Back PCMCIA card. A thumbnail is a subsample of data from the full image. Thumbnails appear in the driver image window in the same logical order that images appear on the DCS 465 Camera Back PCMCIA card. An image number appears beneath each image. A “C” after the image number —...
  • Page 176 ......2. (Optional) Click once on the small square “I ” box beneath the lower right corner of an image;...
  • Page 177 The DCS 465 Camera Back battery maintains its time and date. You can use the driver to update them if they are incorrect. First make certain that your Macintosh computer system clock shows the correct time and date.
  • Page 178 (R), green (G), and blue (B) values at the current cursor location. The ) symbol, if it appears, indicates one or more sound files is associated with this image. KODAK DCS 465 Digital Camera Back © 7-10 Accessing Images from a Mac...

  • Page 179: Selecting The Color Balance For An Image(S)

    ......Selecting the Color Balance for an Image(s) NOTE: The information in this section applies only to color images. In the following steps you will select an option to correspond to the original lighting conditions under which you took the picture.
  • Page 180 If there is no white or light gray area, choose another balance option, or take a photograph of a neutral gray or white card — for example KODAK Gray Cards, Publication No. R-27 — under the same lighting conditions that existed when the image was taken.

  • Page 181: Acquiring Images With The Kodak Driver For Adobe Photoshop

    4. (Optional) Save the image to the Macintosh computer hard disk. You cannot save the Photoshop image to the PCMCIA card while it is in the DCS 465 Camera Back. IMPORTANT: If you have not made any changes to the acquired image while...
  • Page 182 ......5. (Optional) Repeat the steps of the last several sections and acquire and save additional images.

  • Page 183: Playing Recorded Sound Files

    PCMCIA card as described in chapter 6. Once in the driver, a sound file is represented by a small icon below the lower left hand corner of an image thumbnail, as shown in the following illustration. KODAK DCS 465 Digital Camera Back Sound file icon ©...
  • Page 184 ......When you click on the icon, if a single sound file was recorded, it is played through the Macintosh computer speaker.

  • Page 185: Using Other Features Of The Kodak Driver For Adobe Photoshop Software

    Driver for Adobe Photoshop Software The driver provides a variety of additional features that allow you to work with image and sound files on the DCS 465 Camera Back PCMCIA card and on the Macintosh hard disk. With the driver you can rapidly view some or all of the images, and transfer selected images to the Macintosh hard disk for archival purposes or for later retrieval into Photoshop.

  • Page 186: Copy To Folder Button

    Popup Menu OURCE Allows you to switch between files on the DCS 465 Camera Back (choose from the popup menu), or archive files on the Macintosh com- AMERA puter (choose F from the popup menu).

  • Page 187: Change Folder Button

    Using the DCS 465 Camera Back without a PCMCIA Card You can use the DCS 465 Camera Back without a PCMCIA card only if you are connected to a computer and the driver image window is opened. For a full explanation refer to chapter 9.

  • Page 188: Creating Monochrome Images With Your Color Dcs 465 Camera Back

    © Do not disconnect the DCS 465 Camera Back from the computer while the computer is on. © When you copy or move images from a PCMCIA card to your hard...
  • Page 189 ......© If you transport your images to another computer system (perhaps you are distributing unacquired images to others at a different location at which the software driver has been installed), be certain that you also transport the calibration (CAL) files found in the folder with the...

  • Page 190: Quitting

    PECIAL 6. Turn off other SCSI devices if present. 7. (Optional) Disconnect the AC battery charger/adapter if it is con- nected. 8. (Optional) Disconnect the DCS 465 Camera Back from the computer. © 7-22 Accessing Images from a Mac...

  • Page 191: Accessing Dcs 465 Camera Back Images From A Pc

    ....... . Accessing DCS 465 Camera Back Images from a PC This chapter is a tutorial that describes how to use the DCS 465 Camera Back while connected to your PC, including how to: ©...
  • Page 192 ......The DCS 465 Camera Back is designed to be used in the field or while connected to your computer.

  • Page 193: Accessing The Dcs 465 Camera Back From The Driver

    Driver Repeat the steps below each time you want to access the driver. 1. If the DCS 465 Camera Back and your PC are not connected, turn the computer off and connect them now by following the directions in chapter 5.
  • Page 194 ......6. If one is not present, insert a PCMCIA card into the camera back. NOTES: As you work with the camera back and the computer, you can insert and remove cards at any point in the process;...
  • Page 195 ......9. Wait as the driver image window appears. NOTES: If a single large image appears, click the P choice “off”...

  • Page 196: Viewing Images With The Kodak Driver For Twain-Compliant Pc Applications

    465 Camera Back PCMCIA card. A thumbnail is a subsample of data from the full image. Thumbnails appear in the driver image window in the same logical order that images appear on the DCS 465 Camera Back PCMCIA card. An image number appears beneath each image. A “C” after the image number —...
  • Page 197 ......2. (Optional) Click once on the small square “I ” box beneath the lower right corner of an image;...
  • Page 198 You can type descriptive material about the image into the text box. In total, 250 characters of information can appear in the box. NOTE: The DCS 465 Camera Back battery maintains its time and date. You can use the driver to update them if they are incorrect. First make certain that your computer system clock shows the correct time and date.
  • Page 199 ......5. (Optional) Click on P . You see a single, enlarged version of the REVIEW image.

  • Page 200: Selecting The Color Balance For An Image(S)

    ......Selecting the Color Balance for an Image(s) NOTE: The information in this section applies only to color images. In the following steps you will select an option to correspond to the original lighting conditions under which you took the picture.
  • Page 201 If there is no white or light gray area, choose another balance option, or take a photograph of a neutral gray or white card — for example KODAK Gray Cards, Publication No. R-27 — under the same lighting conditions that existed when the image was taken.

  • Page 202: Acquiring Images With The Driver For Twain-Compliant Pc Applications

    4. (Optional) Save the image to the PC hard disk. You cannot save the image to the PCMCIA card while it is in the DCS 465 Camera Back. 5. (Optional) Repeat the steps of the last several sections and acquire and save additional images.
  • Page 203 ......6. (Optional) Replace the PCMCIA card in the camera back with another card while connected to the computer and repeat the steps of the last several sections;...

  • Page 204: Playing Recorded Sound Files

    ......Playing Recorded Sound Files Sound files that you have recorded when using the camera back are saved to the PCMCIA card as described in chapter 6.
  • Page 205 ......When you click on the sound file icon you see a list of sounds; select the sound file you want to play.

  • Page 206: Using Other Features Of The Driver For Twain-Compliant Pc Applications

    The driver provides a variety of additional features that allow you to work with image and sound files on the DCS 465 Camera Back PCMCIA card and on the PC hard disk. With the driver you can rapidly view some or all of the images, and transfer selected images to the PC hard disk for archi- val purposes or for later retrieval.

  • Page 207: Delete Button

    ......Button ELETE Deletes “selected” image files and associated recorded sound data from the PCMCIA card.

  • Page 208: Source Popup Menu

    Using the DCS 465 Camera Back without a PCMCIA Card You can use the DCS 465 Camera Back without a PCMCIA card only if you are connected to a computer and the driver image window is opened. For a full explanation refer to chapter 9.

  • Page 209: Creating Monochrome Images With Your Color Camera Back

    OLDER you obtain the image data as well as the thumbnail. © Do not disconnect the DCS 465 Camera Back from the computer while the computer is on. © When you copy or move images from a PCMCIA card to your hard...
  • Page 210 ......© If you transport your images to another computer system (perhaps you are distributing unacquired images to others at a different location at which the software driver has been installed), be certain that you also transport the calibration (CAL) files found in the folder with the...

  • Page 211: Quitting

    5. Shut down your computer. 6. Turn off other SCSI devices if present. 7. (Optional) Disconnect the AC battery charger/adapter if it is con- nected. 8. (Optional) Disconnect the DCS 465 Camera Back from the computer. © Accessing Images from a PC 8-21...

  • Page 213: Reference - Dcs 465 Camera Back

    This section of the manual explains and describes the following: © KODAK camera back and Imager. © Camera back controls. © PCMCIA cards. © DCS 465 Camera Back operating configurations. © Battery and AC battery charger/adapter. © Recorded sound. © On/off state of the camera back. ©...

  • Page 214: Dcs 465 Camera Back And Imager

    ......DCS 465 Camera Back and Imager The KODAK camera back incorporates a charge coupled device (CCD) full-frame imager that collects light resulting in a file containing 6.0 megabytes of data.
  • Page 215 ......There are sixteen megabytes of DRAM in the DCS 465 Camera Back. The camera system is ready for the first shot within 0.25 second after the...

  • Page 216: Dcs 465 Camera Back Controls

    ......DCS 465 Camera Back Controls Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) A liquid crystal display (LCD) on the back of the KODAK camera back provides status information for the DCS 465 Camera Back. SCSI ID...

  • Page 217: Battery Indicator

    SCSI indicator Battery Indicator When the DCS 465 Camera Back is awake, the battery indicator displays the amount of battery life — full, 2/3 full, and 1/3 remaining — in the battery in the camera back. When the battery life is exhausted, the bottom indicator blinks, and the battery needs to be recharged.

  • Page 218: Image Numbering Systems

    Filling battery Image Numbering Systems Two different numbering systems are used by the DCS 465 Camera Back as explained in this section. NOTE: The frame or image counter provided by your camera is not used by the DCS 465 Camera Back.

  • Page 219: Image Reference Number

    Therefore it is possible that you may have several images on a PCMCIA card with the same number. Duplicate image numbers do not cause any © Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back...

  • Page 220: Disk Indicator

    If you continue to have problems, refer to the “Troubleshooting” section of this chapter and to the discussion of F in chapters 10 (Macintosh) or 11 (PC). ORMAT © Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back...

  • Page 221: Control Buttons

    ......Control Buttons Two control buttons — ISO and SCSI ID — are provided on the KODAK camera back. Both are recessed in the housing and are operational when pressed with a fingertip or other blunt object.

  • Page 222: Iso Button And Iso Indicator

    To use the ISO button, if you are not connected to a computer or the AC battery charger/adapter, first press the record button to wake the DCS 465 Camera Back. (If you are connected to a computer that is on, or to the AC battery charger/adapter, the camera back will be awake;...
  • Page 223 Several seconds after you stop pressing the button, ISO mode turns off; reactivate it, if needed, as described above, and press the ISO button again. ISO indicator ISO button SCSI ID CARD BUSY SCSI ID CARD BUSY © Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back 9-11...

  • Page 224: Scsi Id Button And Scsi Indicator

    ......SCSI ID Button and SCSI Indicator You use the SCSI ID button to set the DCS 465 Camera Back SCSI ID. The setting is important when the DCS 465 Camera Back is connected to your computer.
  • Page 225 — if needed — and press the SCSI ID button again. Select the appropriate SCSI ID before you connect the DCS 465 Camera Back to your computer. Select an ID that is different from the SCSI ID of any other connected SCSI devices.

  • Page 226: Scsi Connector

    A single 25-pin, female, subminiature D, SCSI connector appears on the KODAK camera back. You connect the DCS 465 Camera Back to your computer from this connector with one of the supplied SCSI cables. Once you connect it you can operate the camera back and the computer simultaneously. Detailed directions for making this connection, and for using the camera back in this state appear in chapters 4 (Macintosh) or 5 (PC).

  • Page 227: Multipurpose Connector

    You plug the AC battery charger/adapter directly into this connector. © As available, you can also plug accessories into this connector. Refer to the appendix “Optional Equipment & Spare Parts List” for addi- tional information. SCSI ID CARD BUSY Multipurpose connector © Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back 9-15...

  • Page 228: Pcmcia Cards

    Supported PCMCIA Cards The DCS 465 Camera Back is designed to accept PCMCIA hard disk cards that support the PCMCIA “ATA” interface, although all such cards may not work.

  • Page 229: Card Busy Light

    Consult the specifications for your cards to determine if their operating limits (for temperature, humidity, etc.), are more restrictive than those for the DCS 465 Camera Back, and if they are, adhere to those limits. Card Busy Light A red Card Busy LED appears on the camera back. When flashing, it indicates that the camera back is accessing —...
  • Page 230 — more efficient for file storage and retrieval. Using a utility program requires a separate PCMCIA card reader since these programs cannot access the cards through the camera back. © 9-18 Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back...

  • Page 231: Dcs 465 Camera Back Operating Configurations

    IMPORTANT: Refer to chapters 4 (Macintosh) or 5 (PC) for specific cabling and termination details. DCS 465 Camera Back Supported Configurations Each row of this table represents a supported configuration. Refer to the following pages of this section for additional information.

  • Page 232: Taking Pictures While Connected To The Computer

    Using the DCS 465 Camera Back and a PCMCIA Card With a PCMCIA card installed in the DCS 465 Camera Back, the unit is portable, and can be used in the large variety of stand-alone shooting situations in which your camera can be used.

  • Page 233: Using The Dcs 465 Camera Back With A Pcmcia Card While Connected To A Computer

    Using the DCS 465 Camera Back with a PCMCIA Card While Connected to a Computer You can use the DCS 465 Camera Back while it is connected directly to a computer, for example in a studio setting. Connections between the two devices are made with the supplied SCSI cable, as described in chapters 4 (Macintosh) or 5 (PC).
  • Page 234 PCMCIA card. If you insert a PCMCIA card into the DCS 465 Camera Back while the image is displayed, the image will be saved to the PCMCIA card, if there is room on the card.

  • Page 235: Battery And Ac Battery Charger/Adapter

    Battery and AC Battery Charger/ Adapter Battery The DCS 465 Camera Back incorporates a single, rechargeable nickel hydride battery. In typical shooting situations, a fully-charged battery (a battery that has been charged for at least one hour with the supplied AC battery charger/adapter) provides power for up to 150 frames;...

  • Page 236: Ac Battery Charger/Adapter

    To camera POWER CORD To AC battery charger/adapter To wall outlet CAUTION: Observe all cautions regarding this unit included in “AC Battery Charger/Adapter — Important Warnings” at the front of this manual. © 9-24 Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back...
  • Page 237 If you are beginning with a dead battery (you notice unusual random characters on the camera back LCD), follow special charging instructions in chapters 4 (Macintosh) or 5 (PC). © Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back 9-25...

  • Page 238: Recorded Sound

    ......Recorded Sound The DCS 465 Camera Back can record sound via a built-in microphone positioned in the camera back. This feature, implemented with a goal of simplicity and ease of use, allows you to record audio information about images or other subjects.

  • Page 239: How To Record Sound

    For simplicity there are no controls other than the record button; there is no volume control, and no way to set the recording level. © Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back 9-27...

  • Page 240: Recording "Lengthy" Audio Segments

    25 seconds, after which this new segment of sound is moved to a new sound file on the PCMCIA card, and so on. Each 25 second segment is stored on the card as a separate file. © 9-28 Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back...

  • Page 241: Sound File Size

    7 (Macintosh) or 8 (PC). No additional hardware is required to play the recorded file on a Macintosh computer; a sound board is required to play the recorded file on a PC. © Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back 9-29...

  • Page 242: Awake/Sleep State Of The Dcs 465 Camera Back

    © If the DCS 465 Camera Back is operated without the AC battery charger/adapter and without being connected to a computer, the camera back is asleep until you wake it. (You wake the camera back by pressing the record button.

  • Page 243: Troubleshooting The Dcs 465 Camera Back

    Have the power source repaired the power source. and/or try another power source. The AC battery Replace the cable. charger/adapter power cable is faulty. The AC battery Contact Kodak. charger/adapter is faulty. © Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back 9-31...
  • Page 244 “defragger” capability, or move files from the card to your computer hard disk and reformat the card with the supplied software driver. The PCMCIA card is Try another card. damaged or defective. © 9-32 Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back...
  • Page 245 Recharge the battery, or operate from the AC battery charger/ adapter. Blinks when battery is exhausted Full battery The Camera back Use a shorter exposure time. cannot take exposures of over three seconds. © Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back 9-33...
  • Page 246 E6 - unformatted PCMCIA card. E7 - defective card, a non-ATA card, or a card that does not work. (Refer to the Read Me on the driver diskette for a list of supported cards.) © 9-34 Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back...
  • Page 247 If that computer system is unavailable or that action is unsuccessful, you may need to format the disk with the camera back, an operation which will erase all of your data on the card. © Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back 9-35...
  • Page 248 The shutter release Fully depress the plunger for plunger has been three seconds or less to capture partially depressed for an image. over three seconds. © 9-36 Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back...

  • Page 249: Cleaning The Imager And Cleaning/Replacing The Kg5 Filter Glass

    (except as instructed). Cleaning the Imager The imager is the component of the DCS 465 Camera Back that records light when you take a picture. Even though it is located inside the camera back, it is still possible for the imager to become dirty.
  • Page 250 2. If the AC battery charger/adapter is connected, disconnect it from the camera back. 3. Lay the DCS 465 Camera Back on its back (the side with the labels and buttons) on a flat, steady surface. 4. Locate the cleaning materials supplied with the DCS 465 Camera Back.
  • Page 251 The wrist strap is used to provide protection against damaging electronic components of the camera back. IMPORTANT: Use only the cleaning materials provided with the DCS 465 Camera Back. WRIST STRAP CLEANER PADS...
  • Page 252 7. Attach the clip of the ESD wrist strap cable to a corner of the camera mounting plate as shown below; you and the camera back are now at the same potential. Lens mounting plate © 9-40 Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back...
  • Page 253 FRAME KG5 FILTER GLASS 9. Carefully lift the KG5 filter glass from the camera back. 10. Note that the imager is visible through the lens mounting plate. Imager FRAME FILTER GLASS © Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back 9-41...

  • Page 254: Cleaning A Dirty Imager

    3. Wrap the damp corner of the cleaner pad over the forefinger of one hand. 4. Hold the camera back firmly in place on the flat surface with your other hand. © 9-42 Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back...
  • Page 255 8. If the imager is still dirty, repeat steps 2 through 7. 9. Use canned air to blow dust off the imager. 10. If there is still lint on the imager, repeat step 9. © Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back 9-43...

  • Page 256: Cleaning The Filter Glass

    5. Gently scrub the filter glass with the damp corner of the cleaner pad; use a circular motion, and move over the entire glass. This action should dislodge dirt and/or remove grease and fingerprints. © 9-44 Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back...

  • Page 257: Replacing The Filter Glass And Frame

    3. Replace the four screws that hold the frame in place. 4. Remove the ESD wrist strap from the camera back and from your wrist. The camera back is now ready for use. © Reference — DCS 465 Camera Back 9-45...

  • Page 258: Calibration (Cal) Files

    ......Calibration (CAL) Files In order to use any images taken with your DCS 465 Camera Back, a “calibration” (CAL) file designed for your particular camera back must be present on your computer hard disk.

  • Page 259: Reference - Kodak Driver For Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software

    ....... . Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software This section of the manual includes detailed information about the Kodak Driver for Adobe Photoshop Software, including: © The file format used for image archive files.

  • Page 260: Introduction

    The driver supplied by Kodak for use with Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) software provides a variety of features that allow you to work with image and sound files on the DCS 465 Camera Back, and on the Macintosh computer hard disk. The driver allows you to: ©...

  • Page 261: Image Archive Folders

    “acquired” into Photoshop. This means they contain the 6 megabytes (MB) of data gener- ated from the array in the camera back and stored on the DCS 465 Camera Back PCMCIA Card. If you use the Photoshop driver to interpo-...

  • Page 262: Commands

    Commands The driver provides a variety of features that allow you to work with image and sound files on the DCS 465 Camera Back PCMCIA card and on the Macintosh hard disk. The driver allows you to return from a...
  • Page 263 KODAK DCS 465 Digital Camera Back The driver image window displays thumbnails, either from images on the DCS 465 Camera Back PCMCIA card, or from image archive files previ- ously saved in a folder on the Macintosh computer hard disk by this driver.
  • Page 264 ......Thumbnails appear in the driver image window in the same logical order that images appear on the DCS 465 Camera Back PCMCIA card. Opening an archive folder opens all archive files in the same folder.
  • Page 265 ISO value used. (The firmware is the control programming in the camera back.) The data enclosed in a text box (beginning with the image number), can be copied, deleted, or edited as desired. Text box © Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software 10-7...

  • Page 266: Source

    ......The time and date are maintained by the battery in the DCS 465 Camera Back.

  • Page 267: Change Folder

    Uses daylight color-correction values when acquiring the image. TUNG Uses tungsten color-correction values when acquiring the image. FLUOR Uses fluorescent color-correction values when acquiring the image. FLASH Uses flash color-correction values when acquiring the image. © Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software 10-9...
  • Page 268 Working in preview mode allows you to repeatedly use this option without the need to choose C from LICK the B menu after each click. ALANCE © 10-10 Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software...

  • Page 269: Color Correct

    ......If there is no white or light gray area in the image, take a photo- graph of a neutral gray or white card (for example KODAK Gray Cards, Publication No. R-27) under the same lighting conditions that existed when the image was taken.

  • Page 270: Select

    Macintosh computer hard disk. IMPORTANT: S chooses images from the DCS 465 Camera Back PCMCIA ELECT card or archive folder, not just thumbnails in the driver image window. For...

  • Page 271: Last Image

    Photoshop Type Tool. NOTES: You can also double-click on the thumbnail image (not the preview image) as an alternate to the two-step process of selecting one image and then © Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software 10-13...
  • Page 272 , but in addition deletes the OPY TO OLDER highlighted images and associated sound files if any (whether currently visible in the image window or not), from their source — a PCMCIA card © 10-14 Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software...

  • Page 273: Delete

    ELETE ICTURE Issues a command that causes an electrically tripped camera to take a picture. To take a picture with this button the DCS 465 Camera Back must be connected to the Macintosh computer, the S must be C (the...
  • Page 274 “BIN” file is not found. This feature allows you to keep the firmware in the camera back up-to-date without sending the camera back to a © 10-16 Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software...
  • Page 275 Displays the version of the software driver currently in use. RIVER ERSION © Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software 10-17...
  • Page 276 These data can be helpful for field debugging before you call Kodak with a problem. Click this button to set the date and time in the DCS 465 LOCK Camera Back. The date and time (in 24-hour format) are maintained in the camera back by the battery.
  • Page 277 Control Panel. When you click the R button, every image loca- ECOVER tion on the card is examined. The most recent image that was in each location is recovered. © Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software 10-19...
  • Page 278 Suppose you now delete all images and take three new pictures; the three new images will overwrite three images on the PCMCIA card. (The exact location of the overwritten © 10-20 Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software...
  • Page 279 Alternately, press the Escape key to exit from the dialog box and cancel changes. Exits from the dialog box. Alternately, press the Return key to exit from the dialog box and save changes. © Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software 10-21...

  • Page 280: Saving Sound Files To Your Computer Hard Disk

    (named S 1, S 2, etc.). Select an item from OUND OUND the popup menu to play its sound. © 10-22 Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software...
  • Page 281 ......KODAK DCS 465 Digital Camera Back Sound file icon © Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software 10-23...

  • Page 282: Creating Monochrome Images With Your Color Camera Back

    As a result, the green plane has the most information when images are acquired in Photoshop. © 10-24 Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software...

  • Page 283: Copy To Folder

    Messages — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop Software You use Adobe Photoshop software on your Macintosh computer to acquire images from the DCS 465 Camera Back; to do so, you choose KODAK DCS 465 from the A submenu of the Photoshop F menu.
  • Page 284 Obtain that file and place it in the same location on your hard disk as the driver (plug-in) file. © 10-26 Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software...
  • Page 285 “Copy to Folder” or “Move to Folder,” and tried to save the images into the same folder as the opened archive folder. © Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software 10-27...

  • Page 286: Take Picture

    © The camera can not be another operation. electrically tripped.” Mechanically tripped Take pictures using your cable cameras can not be release. tripped with the Take Picture button. © 10-28 Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software...
  • Page 287 3 minutes, if the Charger update the camera back AC battery charger/adapter, and is connected wait 3 firmware. then click Update Camera minutes before Firmware again. Downloading Firmware.” © Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software 10-29...
  • Page 288 Approximately XXXX available space on the again. The message indicates the kilobytes disk space selected disk. total kilobytes needed to save the needed to save all file. images.” © 10-30 Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software...

  • Page 289: Control Panel

    After moving image(s) to Click OK or Cancel as desired. these images?” an archive folder, the software driver asks you to confirm that you want the selected images to be deleted. © Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software 10-31...
  • Page 290 Verify that the SCSI cable is connected properly. connected properly between the computer and the DCS 465 Camera Back. If not, turn both off, reconnect the cable, and try again. © 10-32 Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software...
  • Page 291 KODAK DCS 465 file from your computer hard disk, and install a new copy of the same file as described in “Installing the KODAK Driver . . .” in chapter 4. © Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software 10-33...
  • Page 292 You initiated a camera Click OK; no other action is completed successfully.” back firmware update required. by clicking on Update Camera Firmware in the Control Panel. It was completed successfully. © 10-34 Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software...
  • Page 293 KODAK DCS 465 file from your computer hard disk, and install a new copy of the same file as described in “Installing the KODAK Driver . . .” in chapter 4. © Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software 10-35...
  • Page 294 Acquire. then clicked Acquire. (With Photoshop 2.5 and above more than one image can be acquired in the same step.) © 10-36 Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software...
  • Page 295 (for example on a SyQuest system disk, or have the system disk), or there is a disk repaired. problem with the system disk. © Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software 10-37...
  • Page 296 150 images. “The camera back has The DCS 465 Camera Turn off the computer, reconnect been disconnected.” Back and the computer the cable, and try again. have been disconnected. © 10-38 Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software...
  • Page 297 Reset the DCS 465 Camera Back SCSI ID. Restart. (If your Macintosh computer has a CD-ROM drive, be certain that you avoid its number — often number 3.) continued © Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software 10-39...
  • Page 298 © Check all cables an archive folder. © Check for SCSI ID conflict © Check for a dead battery. © 10-40 Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software...
  • Page 299 Macintosh with a on older Macintosh driver on this computer; run the 68000 processor.” computers. driver on a supported computer. Refer to chapter 1 for additional information. © Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software 10-41...
  • Page 300 You will not be able to use the on older Macintosh driver on this computer; run the computers that do not driver on a different computer. have 32-Bit QuickDraw. © 10-42 Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software...

  • Page 301: Troubleshooting - Kodak Driver For Adobe Photoshop Software

    AC battery charger/adapter, period (perhaps a month and then reset the clock in the or more) without camera back using the Set Clock recharging. choice on the Control Panel. © Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software 10-43...
  • Page 302 Clean the imager as described in a consistent defect. the imager. chapter 9. An undesirable color shift The image has been Underexpose for proper color has occurred in saturated overexposed. saturation. colors. © 10-44 Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software...
  • Page 303 The correct procedure is to shut crashes as the camera the camera back from down the computer before back is disconnected. the computer while it is disconnecting the camera back from the computer. © Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software 10-45...
  • Page 304 Take Picture button, but flashing). no picture is recorded. The camera shutter has Reset camera shutter. not been reset since the last exposure. © 10-46 Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software...
  • Page 305 DCS 465; the driver for have taken with the the DCS 465 cannot display or acquire camera back. images from some other cameras. © Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software 10-47...
  • Page 306 Control Panel. (If this image. the setting is off, turn it on, and if it is on, turn it off.) Then try again. © 10-48 Reference — KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop (Macintosh) Software...

  • Page 307: Reference - Kodak Drivers For Twain-Compliant Pc Applications

    ....... . Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications This section of the manual includes detailed information about the Kodak Drivers for TWAIN-compliant PC applications, including: © The file format used for image archive files.

  • Page 308: Introduction

    The drivers supplied by Kodak for use with TWAIN-compliant PC applica- tions provide a variety of features that allow you to work with image and sound files on the DCS 465 Camera Back, and on the PC hard disk. The drivers allow you to: ©...

  • Page 309: Image Archive Folders

    “acquired” into your application. This means they contain the 6 megabytes (MB) of data generated from the array in the camera back and stored on the DCS 465 Camera Back PCMCIA card. If you use the driver to interpolate a single image by...

  • Page 310: Commands

    The driver provides a variety of features that allow you to work with image and sound files on the DCS 465 Camera Back PCMCIA card and on the PC hard disk. The driver allows you to return from a photographic...
  • Page 311 ......The driver image window displays thumbnails, either from images on the DCS 465 Camera Back PCMCIA card, or from image archive files previ- ously saved in a folder on the PC hard disk by this driver.
  • Page 312 ISO. (The firmware is the control programming in the camera back.) The data enclosed in the box (beginning with the image number), can be copied, deleted, or edited as desired. Text box © 11-6 Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications...

  • Page 313: Source

    ......The time and date are maintained by the battery in the DCS 465 Camera Back.

  • Page 314: Change Folder

    Uses daylight color-correction values when acquiring the image. TUNG Uses tungsten color-correction values when acquiring the image. FLUOR Uses fluorescent color-correction values when acquiring the image. FLASH Uses flash color-correction values when acquiring the image. © 11-8 Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications...
  • Page 315 ALANCE If there is no white or light gray area in the image, take a photo- graph of a neutral gray or white card (for example KODAK Gray © Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications...

  • Page 316: Preview

    PC hard disk. IMPORTANT: S chooses images from the DCS 465 Camera Back PCMCIA ELECT card or archive folder, not just thumbnails in the driver image window. For...

  • Page 317: All Images

    Highlights the last image. This choice is dimmed when there are no images available, for example when the PCMCIA card is empty. Click on this button to deselect all highlighted images. © Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications 11-11...

  • Page 318: Action

    ; each image will open into a separate window. To select CQUIRE multiple images shift-click (hold the Shift key down while clicking on images one after another) or click A MAGES © 11-12 Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications...
  • Page 319 Do not take a new picture while an image is being copied to a folder. Do not store TIFF files generated by software other than the DCS 465 in folders with DCS 465 images. Doing so may produce unpredictable displays of images in the DCS 465 image window.
  • Page 320 ......Do not rename any DCS 465 generated TIFF or WAV files in DCS image folders.
  • Page 321 It also allows you to replace the firmware in the camera back with the same version if the firmware in the camera back is acting erratically. © Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications 11-15...
  • Page 322 Click this button to perform a diagnostic self-test of the DCS 465 Camera Back. Messages inform you of the outcome of the self-test. These data can be helpful for field debugging before you call Kodak with a problem. © 11-16 Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications...
  • Page 323 ......Click this button to set the date and time in the DCS 465 LOCK Camera Back.
  • Page 324 If you recover the PCMCIA card, you will have all ten images — the original nine images will still be there, and you will have recovered the tenth image. © 11-18 Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications...
  • Page 325 If you recover the PCMCIA card, you will recover 20 images; the three new images plus 17 of the most recent 20 images. © Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications 11-19...
  • Page 326 , and OLOR HUMBNAILS EFAULT TO HUMBNAILS choices. You can also press the IGHER OLOR ATURATION Escape key to exit from the dialog box and cancel changes. Closes the dialog box. © 11-20 Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications...

  • Page 327: Saving Sound Files To Your Computer Hard Disk

    These files can be played on your PC if you have a sound board installed on your PC. To play a sound, click on the sound icon and select the desired sound from the list that appears. © Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications 11-21...
  • Page 328 ......Sound file icon © 11-22 Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications...

  • Page 329: Creating Monochrome Images With Your Color Camera Back

    As a result, the green plane has the most information when images are acquired in Photoshop. © Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications 11-23...

  • Page 330: Messages — Kodak Drivers For Twain-Compliant Pc Applications

    TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications You use your TWAIN-compliant PC application to acquire images from the DCS 465 Camera Back; to do so, access the driver as described in chapter 5. The driver was designed by Kodak specifically for this purpose. That driver adds new messages to the application; an explanation of those messages —...
  • Page 331 First try the steps listed in the the camera back paragraphs just above. firmware. If these steps do not resolve the problem, update the camera back firmware and try again. © Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications 11-25...
  • Page 332 First try the steps listed in the the camera back paragraphs just above. firmware. If those steps do not resolve the problem, update the camera back firmware and try again. © 11-26 Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications...
  • Page 333 This process will take several minutes.” © Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications 11-27...
  • Page 334 BIN file is missing. “Cannot find filename .” You are trying to open an Try another drive, another archive file that the driver directory, or another file. cannot locate. © 11-28 Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications...
  • Page 335 PCMCIA card; back and try again. perhaps the card was removed from the camera back just as the driver attempted to read © Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications 11-29...
  • Page 336 Delete button. Or remove the card and, while connected to the computer with the driver image window opened, shoot single images which may be copied to a folder. © 11-30 Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications...
  • Page 337 Check your disk space or on the disk to save the the protection on this disk and try write protection.” file, or the device or again. media is write protected. © Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications 11-31...
  • Page 338 “DCS (Digital Camera The camera back and the Turn off the camera back and the System) has been computer have been computer, reconnect them, and disconnected.” disconnected. try again. © 11-32 Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications...
  • Page 339 “Do you want to delete You are about to delete all Make the appropriate choice. these image(s)?” selected images. (The selection may include images not currently appearing in the image window). © Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications 11-33...
  • Page 340 If the problem continues, and there are no other messages that provide help in this situation, contact Kodak. © 11-34 Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications...
  • Page 341 Acquire; this Or click Cancel, select a single acquired.” application does not image, and then click Acquire. support acquiring multiple images in the same action. © Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications 11-35...
  • Page 342 Try other cables if available. If the problem persists, contact Kodak. “Self Test has completed The self test is done. No action needed. successfully.” © 11-36 Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications...
  • Page 343 Card later.” Copy to Folder), and the Busy light on the camera back camera back is still stops blinking), and then try performing another again. operation. © Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications 11-37...
  • Page 344 PCMCIA card known to contain images, or use the camera back to take pictures without a card in place. © 11-38 Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications...
  • Page 345 An outdated driver is in Install the newest driver and try compatible with this use. again. Refer to the appendix image. Please get a new “Updating Your Kodak Software Driver.” Driver” for more information. © Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications 11-39...
  • Page 346 Reinstall the driver as described opening Data Source. KODAK Driver has not in chapter 5 and try again. Failure due to unknown been installed or has causes.” been installed improperly. © 11-40 Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications...

  • Page 347: Troubleshooting — Kodak Driver For Twain-Compliant Pc Applications

    (often found on properly. driver. the File menu) so that there is at least one megabyte of free RAM. (Some image editing software takes all available RAM by default at startup.) © Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications 11-41...
  • Page 348 The PC crashes when the There is a SCSI ID Reset the SCSI ID on the camera camera back is attached. conflict. back as described in chapter 5. © 11-42 Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications...
  • Page 349 While connected to a Close the Info box and try again. shutter but no picture was computer with the recorded driver running, an Info box for an image is opened. © Reference — KODAK Drivers for TWAIN-Compliant PC Applications 11-43...

  • Page 351: Appendices

    ....... . Appendices This section includes the following appendices. A — Updating Your Kodak Software Driver B — Repacking Instructions for the KODAK Professional DCS 465 Digital Camera Back C — KODAK Professional DCS 465 Digital Camera Back Problem Report Form D —...

  • Page 353: Appendix A — Updating Your Kodak Software Driver

    Downloading Software Drivers Electronically When Kodak prepares updated versions of the software drivers for the DCS 465 Camera Back, it makes those updates available electronically on several computer networks. Downloading an update from one of those networks is the quickest way to obtain the most current driver. You receive the driver directly —...
  • Page 354 11800 Sunrise Valley Dr., Suite 1130 Reston, VA 22091 Telephone 703-758-1740 AppleLink “The official Apple on-line resource, global information network, and electronic-mail system for the Apple community.” AppleLink, Apple Computer, Inc. PO Box 10600 Herndon, VA 22070-0600 Telephone 800-877-8221 © Updating Your Kodak Software Driver...
  • Page 355 2. Follow these steps to enter the K . (It may have a different ODAK ORUM name, for example K CD F ODAK ORUM A. Choose GO from the S menu. ERVICES B. Type K in the text box. ODAK © Updating Your Kodak Software Driver...
  • Page 356 B. Type DCS465 in the filename text box. DCS465 C. Click A ; this ensures that the search occurs in all library sections in this forum. D. (Optional) Change the period of time to be searched. © Updating Your Kodak Software Driver...
  • Page 357 ......E. Click S ; you see a list of DCS 465 driver updates and other EARCH files.
  • Page 358 — in a new folder — will be saved. 4. Wait as the files are extracted, and then click Q Continue at the end of this appendix at the section “Installing the Software Driver.” © Updating Your Kodak Software Driver...
  • Page 359 To view them, change to another directory, and then return to this one.) Continue at the end of this appendix at the section “Installing the Software Driver.” © Updating Your Kodak Software Driver...
  • Page 360 ASTMAN ODAK C. Open T UPPORT D. Open M ACINTOSH TILITIES 3. Open the driver you want. The driver may be named DCS 465 M or it may be stored with a different name. © Updating Your Kodak Software Driver...
  • Page 361 E. Wait as the data are expanded; a progress box provides informa- tion on the expand process. 8. Quit the PressLink application. Continue at the end of this appendix at the section “Installing the Software Driver.” © Updating Your Kodak Software Driver...
  • Page 362 C. Click S D. Wait as the file is downloaded from the network to your com- puter; a progress box provides information on the download process. E. Close the F dialog box. RANSFERS © A-10 Updating Your Kodak Software Driver...
  • Page 363 Wait as the files are unpacked one-by-one; a progress box pro- vides information on the process. 7. Quit the PressLink application. Continue at the end of this appendix at the section “Installing the Software Driver.” © Updating Your Kodak Software Driver A-11...
  • Page 364 D. Open C E-J. OMPANIES E. Open E ASTMAN ODAK 4. Open the current version of the DCS 465 file. NOTE: That object may have a different name, for example it may be named DCS465 P 3.0. HOTOSHOP ERSION 5. Follow these steps to download the file to your hard disk.
  • Page 365 ERSION 2. You see an AppleLink screen like the following. Note in this example that the package contains three files (shown on the left of the dialog box) retrieved for the DCS 465. DCS465 DCS465.BIN (80K) KODAK DCS 465 (206K) Read Me (17K) ©...

  • Page 366: Installing The Software Driver

    TWAIN-compliant software. Refer to the “Software Package” entry in the appendix “Optional Equipment & Spare Parts List” for ordering informa- tion. If you obtain software directly from Kodak, install it as described in the next section. Installing the Software Driver This section describes how to update the driver on your hard disk, and how to update the firmware in your camera using the updated driver files.
  • Page 367 ......Updating the KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop Software (Macintosh) 1. Complete all the steps in “Installing the KODAK Driver for Adobe Photoshop Software on Your Macintosh Computer ” in chapter 4, except as noted here.
  • Page 368 Updating the KODAK Driver for TWAIN Software (PC) 1. Complete all the steps in “Installing the KODAK Driver for use with TWAIN-Compliant Software” in chapter 5, except that if the files have been downloaded from a network — instead of obtained on a diskette —...

  • Page 369: Appendix B — Repacking Instructions

    If you are having difficulties using your KODAK Professional DCS 465 Digital Camera Back, please contact a Kodak representative before returning your unit for service. (In the United States, call Kodak at 1-800- 23-KODAK (1-800-235-6325). In Canada call 1-800-GO-KODAK (1-800- 465-6325);...
  • Page 370 3. Remove the DCS 465 Camera Back from your camera. 4. Cover the imager on the camera back with the imager cover. 5. Insert the DCS 465 Camera Back into the static shielding bag and seal the bag with tape.
  • Page 371 ____________________________________________________________________ City________________________________ State ____ Zip _________ — ______ Phone ( ) ______________________________________________________ Equipment Description DCS 465 Camera Serial Number — ______________________ See the data label on the top of the DCS 465 Camera Back.) Problem Description ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________...
  • Page 373 (1-800-465-6325), and elsewhere contact your local Kodak representa- tive, except as noted below. NOTE: None of the items described in this section is supplied with the DCS 465 Camera Back. The Read Me file on the supplied software driver diskette may provide revisions or additions to this material.
  • Page 374 KODAK XLS 8600 (raster) Prints 300 pixels per inch, 24-bit color or eight-bit grayscale and XLS 8600 PS (raster images up to 8.5 x 12-inches (21.6 x 30.5-cm) to KODAK and Adobe Postscript EKTATHERM XLS print paper or transparencies using Level 2) Printers KODAK EKTATHERM XTRALIFE ribbons.
  • Page 375 ......Ordering Spare Parts from Kodak To order any of the following spare parts for your DCS 465 Camera Back, call Kodak Parts Services at 1-800-431-7278 (fax 1-716-588-3051).
  • Page 376 Software Package We encourage you to obtain software updates electronically as described in “Appendix A — Updating Your Kodak Software Driver” in this manual. However, you can also order them as below. 3B5647 Driver for Macintosh Adobe Photoshop 3B5447 Driver for TWAIN (3.5 inch diskette)
  • Page 377 ......You can order the following DCS 465 Camera Back accessories from Digital and Applied Imaging Marketing Support (DAIMS) Customer Service.

  • Page 379: Appendix E — Specifications

    Multipurpose 7-pin mini-din connector (for the AC battery charger/ adapter). © Single, rechargeable nickel hydride battery; a fully charged battery provides power for up to 150 frames. © Kodak universal digital camera back mount. Allows camera back to be oriented horizontally or vertically. © Specifications...

  • Page 380: Software Driver

    Dimensions: 6.25 in. (15.9 cm) high x 6.00 in. (15.2 cm) wide x 3.00 in. (7.6 cm) deep. © Weight: approximately 2.10 lbs. (0.953 kg). Includes KODAK camera back; excludes recording media and cables. © Operating temperatures: 32˚ to 130˚ F (0˚ to 55˚ C). Third-party, optional PCMCIA cards may have more restrictive operating tempera- ture ranges.

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    Appendix F — Glossary This section provides brief explanations of terms used in conjunction with the DCS 465 Camera Back. Refer to these items individually in the Index in this manual to find additional reference material about the following terms.
  • Page 382 DRAM (Dynamic random access memory). Memory in the camera back used to hold an image when taken before it is transferred to a PCMCIA card or to your computer. The DCS 465 Camera Back includes eight megabytes of DRAM. ©...
  • Page 383 ......Driver. The software provided by Kodak as part of the DCS 465 Camera Back that allows you to access the camera back from your computer.
  • Page 384 Photoshop driver. The software provided by Kodak as part of the DCS 465 Camera Back that allows you to access the camera back from your Macintosh computer. It also allows you to set...
  • Page 385 (such as an image-editing software) without leaving the application. TWAIN driver. The software provided by Kodak as part of the camera that allows you to access the camera from your PC. It also...
  • Page 387 ............
  • Page 388 ......(Sound file icon) Adobe Photoshop Driver 3-2, 7-3 to Battery (continued) 7-22, 10-1 to 10-48, E-2 Macintosh 7-10, 10-23 Special charging instructions 4-9, 5-9...
  • Page 389 2-3, 9-2, E-1 Image window 3-9, 3-10 DCS 200 5-32 Change Folder Macintosh 4-44, 7-5 to 7-6, 7-7 DCS 465 Camera Back Macintosh 7-19, 7-20, 10-9 to 7-14, 10-5 Firmware. See Firmware TWAIN 8-18, 8-19, 11-8 TWAIN 5-49, 8-4 to 8-5, 8-6 to Firmware version.
  • Page 390 ......Driver image window commands Green Value (continued) Macintosh 7-10, 7-12, 10-10 File menu Photoshop 3-9 Move to Folder TWAIN 8-9, 8-10, 11-9...
  • Page 391 Adobe Photoshop Driver From other vendors D-2 Media Cybernetics HALO Desktop KODAK EKTATHERM XLS paper 1-7, Imager 1-5, 5-43, 5-47 From Kodak D-1 to D-2, D-3 to D-5 Medium format camera. See Camera; PC 1-6 KODAK EKTATHERM XTRALIFE Mechanically tripped camera; Electrically...
  • Page 392 ......PCMCIA cards 1-8, 3-2, 3-8, 3-9, 4-36 PhotoStyler Accessory Pack 1.1A for Record button 2-4, 3-10, 6-4, 6-10 to to 4-41, 5-36 to 5-41, 9-16 to 9-17, 9-19 Windows 5-45...
  • Page 393 Sound board 1-6, 9-29 Timing 9-3 Sound recording 2-2, 3-10, 6-10 to Troubleshooting xvii 6-11, 9-26 to 9-29 DCS 465 Camera Back 9-31 to 9-36 Macintosh 7-15, 7-18, 10-22 to X and Y pixel location Macintosh Driver 10-43 to 10-48 10-23...
  • Page 396 The information contained herein is based on the experience and knowledge relating to the subject matter gained by Kodak prior to publication, but Kodak makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to this information. Kodak shall not be liable for any loss or damage, including consequential or special damages, resulting from the use of this information, even if loss or damage is caused by Kodak’s negligence or other fault.
  • Page 397 ......Use of the accompanying software is subject to Kodak’s Software License Agreement, which contains Kodak’s limitation of liability terms.
  • Page 398 DIGITAL & APPLIED I M A G I N G EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY • ROCHESTER, NY 14650 KODAK Professional DCS 465 Digital Camera Back Revised 9-95 Part No. 8B4724 Kodak is a trademark. Printed in U.S.A.

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