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Hasselblad 949 User Manual

Hasselblad 949 User Manual

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User's Guide
Slide Feeder for
Flextight 949 Scanners
by Hasselblad

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  • Page 1 User’s Guide Slide Feeder for Flextight 949 Scanners by Hasselblad...
  • Page 2 Hasselblad A/S assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual. Hasselblad A/S assumes no responsibility or liability for loss or damage incurred during or as a result of using Hasselblad software or products.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introduction Important Warnings and Restrictions System Requirements Feeder Diagram Slide Original Holder Diagram Mounting and Unmounting the Slide Feeder Mounting the Feeder Unmounting the Feeder Loading Slides Loading Directly into the Feeder Using a Second Magazine Scanning with the Slide Feeder Batch Scanning with 3f Scanning Individual Slides Troubleshooting...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction The Slide Feeder is an optional accessory for Flextight 949 Scanners. It enables you to use your scanner to load individual slides and to batch scan up to 50 slides at a time. It features a removable magazine, which enables operators to scan one magazine while a second magazine is being loaded.

  • Page 5: System Requirements

    • Install the scanner and Slide Feeder in a location where they are not accessible by children. The units contain small openings and moving parts that can cause injury. • Do not touch the Slide Feeder while the magazine is moving.

  • Page 6: Feeder Diagram

    Scan Indicator (Red): Lights when scanning. Do not touch the scanner or Slide Feeder while this indicator is lit. If the light is flashing when not scanning, then an error has occurred—please contact your Flextight dealer for assistance.

  • Page 7: Slide Original Holder Diagram

    Slide Original Holder Diagram Figure 2: Slide original holder features Loading tab: This tab must face into the scanner. A magnet inside the scanner grabs the holder here. White calibration slot: Before each scan, the scanner makes a white calibration through this opening.

  • Page 8: Mounting And Unmounting The Slide Feeder

    Mounting the Slide Feeder Always use the procedure below to mount the feeder: If you have not already done so, set up your Flextight 949 Scanner, connect it to your computer and install the FlexColor software as described in your scanner and software user manuals. Confirm that the scanner is working correctly by making a test scan using one of the standard original holders.
  • Page 9 Mount window opens, which guides you through each Mount feeder step of preparing the scanner for the Feeder. The procedure here in this manual also describes each step. Click on the Continue The scanner then positions itself to accept the Feeder and shuts itself down.
  • Page 10 Figure 3: Back panel of the Slide Feeder, showing the electrical connector (A) and mounting pins (B). Lift the batch-feeder panel on the front of the Flextight 949 Scanner and locate the connector ( the scanner, as shown in Figure 4 below. These match the pins and connector of the Feeder.
  • Page 11 Grasp the Slide Feeder firmly with one hand while holding the batch- scan door open on the scanner with your other hand. Align the pins and connector on the back of the Feeder with the holes and connector inside the scanner. Gently press the Feeder down and in place, making sure that the Feeder sits firmly and has a good connection with the connector.
  • Page 12 Figure 5: The Slide Feeder attached to a scanner and with its magazine drawer open, showing the original-holder supports (A), drawer hinge (B), magazine (C) and drawer top (D). Take the slide holder and position it with the heavy metal plate facing up and the tab facing into the scanner.
  • Page 13 Slide Feeder and slide the holder into the scanner. A magnet inside the scanner will grab the holder. Gently press the holder into the scanner to make sure it is fully inserted. Do not force Go back to your computer and click on window.
  • Page 14 Close the magazine drawer by rotating it up and pressing it into place so that the metal clasp clicks in it at the top. The Slide Feeder is mounted and ready for use. Figure 7: Flextight scanner with the Slide Feeder attached and ready for use. to close the...

  • Page 15: Unmounting The Feeder

    Unmounting the Slide Feeder To unmount the feeder, you must always use the software-guided procedure below to ensure that the scanner drum and the magazine drawer are positioned correctly before detaching. Turn on the scanner and launch the FlexColor software.
  • Page 16 As instructed in the window, remove the holder from the scanner with both hands, grasping the left and right extended corners, and gently pull it out and away from the scanner as shown in Figure 8, below. Put the holder away in a safe place.
  • Page 17 Close the magazine drawer by rotating it up and pressing it into place so that the metal clasp holds it at the top. Unmount the feeder and place it in it’s original packaging. Click on in the Done Mount feeder Open the scanner light table and switch on the power. window.

  • Page 18: Loading Slides

    Loading Slides Depending on your work load and preferred working method, you might decide to load slides directly into the Feeder, or to work using two (or more) magazines, filling one magazine while the other one is being scanned. Loading Directly into the Feeder Open the magazine drawer by grasping it at the top and pulling it down.

  • Page 19: Using A Second Magazine

    Remove any slides that you have already scanned. Then, starting at the front/top of the magazine, load new slides in the order in which you would like to scan them. When standing in front of the scanner, position each slide with the top pointing up and with any text showing forward (not in mirror image).
  • Page 20 Figure 10: Removing the magazine drawer from its hinge. Place the drawer flat on a table with its magazine facing up. Using both hands, pinch the four corners of the magazine together (is shown in Figure 11 below) until you are able to lift the magazine away from the drawer.
  • Page 21 (A) and flared, notched rails (B); this end must face the bottom of the magazine drawer when you replace the magazine. Take the drawer back to the scanner. As when you removed the drawer, hold the drawer with one hand and stabilize the Feeder with the other.

  • Page 22: Scanning With The Slide Feeder

    Scanning with the Slide Feeder Batch Scanning with 3f The Slide Feeder is intended as a tool for scanning large number of slides in a production environment. For this application, we strongly recommend the 3f workflow for maximum efficiency and flexibility. The 3f image-file format preserves your full-resolution, 16-bit raw scans and keeps a record of settings applied to each exported image.
  • Page 23 Instead of using the standard preview/scan workflow in FlexColor, click on the button to open the Make the various 3f settings as described in the FlexColor User’s Guide. Note the following: • Use the Destination save your 3f files. If you would like to create a new sub-folder for each batch, mark the you begin a new 3f batch scan, FlexColor will create a new sub- folder below the...
  • Page 24 Usually, you should use a ensures that your 3f files will contain the full scan data possible with your scanner, allowing for maximum flexibility in the future. However, if you are short on disk space and are sure that you do not need full resolution images, you may consider reducing this value or setting a maximum size.

  • Page 25: Scanning Individual Slides

    FlexColor installed to open and export images for use even while the scan workstation is busy scanning. Even at sites where there is only one Flextight scanner in use, the FlexColor license agreement permits your organization to install FlexColor on any number of computers at the site.
  • Page 26 Batch Scan field to the slide number you wish to scan. You can Position ) is enabled. You must always enable auto-focus when in the main FlexColor window. The scanner then Preview window. Batch Scan heading in the...
  • Page 27 If you are using the Manual adding scans until you have defined all of the scans you wish to make in this batch; then click on them all. For complete details about how to work with the please see the FlexColor User’s Guide. list, then continue taking previews and in the window to scan...

  • Page 28: Troubleshooting

    (not angled to either side) and be pressed into the scanner so that it is held by the clasp on the virtual drum (it can sometimes get caught on the front edge of the clasp instead of sliding into it). See also “Mounting the Feeder”...
  • Page 29 Solution 3: Make sure that the magazine is pressed fully into the drawer hinge. See also “Loading Slides” on page 18. Solution 4: Check that light is not shining directly into the scanner. The Feeder uses an optical system to monitor the position of the original holder;...

  • Page 30: Aligning The Feeder

    Feeder. If it is too far to the left or right, then the Feeder will have difficulty loading the Feeder in or out of the scanner. It may also have trouble monitoring the position of the holder, so you may get an error claiming that the Feeder “can’t find the frame position”.
  • Page 31 Tighten the nuts again. Use the software-assisted procedure to mount the Feeder to the scanner as described in “Mounting the Feeder” on page 8. Inspect the slide original holder alignment once again. Repeat this procedure as necessary until the holder is positioned in the exact...

  • Page 32: Preparing The Feeder For Transport

    We recommend that you furthermore wrap the box in strong paper before shipping. If you need to return the Feeder to Hasselblad for repair, it must be in its original box. Hasselblad will not accept shipment if the Feeder is shipped...

  • Page 33: Preventive Maintenance

    Preventive Maintenance All Flextight scanners should be serviced every 25,000 scans or every 12 months, whichever comes first. If a Feeder is mounted, the recommended number of scans is 15,000 provided that the feeder is mounted for all scans. Please note that previews are also counted as scans. Newer Flextight scanners have a counter installed so that the number of scans can be monitored from FlexColor.

  • Page 34: Technical Information

    Weight Maximum batch Original types Scan software Computer OS Maximum resolution Scanning speed Flextight 949 36 x 42 cm 3.1 kg 50 slides 35 mm slides FlexColor 4.0.2 or later Mac OS X 10.2.1 (or later) Windows 2000 (or later)

  • Page 35: Ce Declaration

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