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Page 2: System Requirements Pc/At
• Changes or modifications not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. • This manual may not be copied in part or whole without prior written permission from Minolta Co., Ltd. ©1997 Minolta Co., Ltd. -
Page 3: For Proper And Safe Use
Minolta Service Facility. Do not attempt to disassemble this product. It contains high-voltage circuits. Take the product to a Minolta Service facility for repairs. Unexpected damage may occur if this unit is left unattended near young children. -
Page 4: Package Contents
Complete and return the enclosed Product & Software Registration form after detaching it form the Warranty. No postage is necessary. • The information you provide is confidential and will only be used by Minolta Customer Service and Product Research & Development. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR PROPER AND SAFE USE ..........SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS PC/AT . -
Page 6: Names Of Parts
SCANNER – NAMES OF PARTS 1. Indicator lamp 2. Film slot 3. Film door 4. Power switch 5. SCSI port - DB25 6. Terminator power switch 7. SCSI ID switches 8. SCSI port - SCSI-1 9. AC socket... -
Page 7: Scanner Setup
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Page 8: Setting The Scsi Id
SETTING THE SCSI ID Turn off the computer and all the devices in the SCSI chain before changing SCSI IDs, connecting, or disconnecting SCSI cables. Hardware damage may occur if this precaution is not followed. A SCSI ID is a unique address you assign to each SCSI device connected to your computer. The SCSI ID range of your computer is from 0 to 7, however some ID's are already occupied. -
Page 9: Connecting The Hardware
CONNECTING THE HARDWARE Connecting the SCSI Cable This scanner has been packaged with the SCSI cable SC-11 (DB25-to-SCSI-1). See your dealer if you require a different SCSI cable. • To meet FCC regulations, the SCSI cables used with this scanner must be equipped with ferrite cores. BEFORE YOU BEGIN…... - Page 10 CONNECTING THE HARDWARE If there are other devices in your SCSI chain… 4. Plug the SCSI cable from the next device into the open port on the back of the scanner. 5. Plug the power cord into the scanner’s AC socket, then plug it into a grounded outlet.
- Page 11 CONNECTING THE HARDWARE If the Dimâge Scan Speed is the last or only device in your SCSI chain… 4. Turn the terminator power switch (switch 4) to • An external terminator is not necessary with this scanner. 5. Plug the power cord into the scanner’s AC socket, then plug it into a grounded outlet.
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Page 12: Installing The Software Pc/At
Adapters icon. Confirm that Minolta #2884 appears as a connected device for your SCSI board. • If Minolta #2884 does not appear, turn the system off and check all the connections. Repeat the procedure. 4. Insert the Dimâge Scan Speed CD-ROM into the... - Page 13 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – PC/AT 5. Select Run form the Start menu. The Run dialog box will appear 6. Select D:\ENGLISH\Setup.exe from the Open drop-down list, then click on OK. • If your CD-ROM drive is not the D drive, replace the D with the appropriate designation for your CD- ROM drive.
- Page 14 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE – PC/AT The Setup Type dialog box will appear 10. Choose either Typical or TWAIN Files install, then click on Next. The Select Program Folder dialog box will appear. 11. Click on Next. • Setup will begin The Setup Successful dialog box will appear.
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Page 15: Installing The Software Macintosh
4. Double-click on • The language folders will appear. 5. Open the English language folder, then double click on the Dimage Scan Speed Installer. The installer’s start-up screen will appear. 6. Click on The End-User License Agreement will appear. - Page 16 The following message appears when the installer is finished. 11.Click on • The software will be installed in a new folder titled Dimage Scan Speed. • If Easy Install was chosen, the Dimage Scan Speed folder will contain the following items: DS_Speed Utility, DS_Speed Plug- in, and Read Me file.
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Page 17: Standard Operation
S T A N D A R D O P E R A T I O N S C A N F L O W Launch the Software Set the Preferences Load the Film Holder Insert the Film Holder Specify the Film Type Prescan Orient the Image Correct the Brightness,... -
Page 18: Launching The Software
LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE The TWAIN driver lets you control the software through another application, such as your image editing software. Launching the TWAIN Driver — Windows This manual uses Adobe Photoshop 4.0.1 as the host application. Commands may vary among applications. - Page 19 The software is ready for use when the Command window appears (p.20). Launching the Utility Software Windows Select Start > Programs > Minolta Dimage Scan Speed > DS Speed Utility Macintosh Double click on The software is ready for use when the Command window appears (p.20).
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Page 20: Command Window - Names Of Parts
COMMAND WINDOW – NAMES OF PARTS Index Scan button (APS p. 52) Rewind button (APS p. 56) Prescan button Help button ( on Macintosh) Scan button Status bar Scan Settings button Load Job button Save Index Scan button Displays current Job selection Save Job button Film Type list box Preferences button... -
Page 21: Prescan Window - Names Of Parts
PRESCAN WINDOW – NAMES OF PARTS Zoom button Variations button Flip Vertical button Histogram button Rotate Right button Reset All button Rotate Left button Cropping frame dimensions Flip Horizontal button RGB/CMY display Full-Screen View button Tone Curves button AEL button Image area Grab button Dimâge Scan Speed... -
Page 22: Setting The Preferences
SETTING THE PREFERENCES 1. Click on 2. Set the preferences as desired. Auto Expose Slides checkbox Select this checkbox when scanning underexposed slides. Close Driver After Scanning checkbox Closes the scanner's driver software after the scan is complete. Prescan Size list box There are three size options for prescan window: Small, Large, and Auto. -
Page 23: Loading The Film Holder
LOADING THE FILM HOLDER Using the included 35mm negative and slide holders, the Minolta Dimâge Scan Speed can scan mounted or unmounted… • 35mm colour negatives • 35mm colour slides • 35mm black & white negatives • 35mm black & white positives Advanced Photo System negatives and slides can also be scanned using the optional AD-10 APS Adapter. - Page 24 LOADING THE FILM HOLDER Loading the Slide Holder 1. Insert slides into the slide holder emulsion side down. • Brush dust off the the slide before placing it into the film holder. • Slide mounts must be thicker than 1 mm and thinner than 2 mm to fit into the slide holder.
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Page 25: Inserting The Film Holder Into The Scanner
INSERTING THE FILM HOLDER INTO THE SCANNER The notches in the film and slide holders identify the position of the scanning windows. Push the holder in all the way in to scan the last frame on that side of the film holder. Remove, flip, then re-insert the film holder to scan the frames on the other side of the holder. -
Page 26: Setting The Film Type
SETTING THE FILM TYPE / PRESCAN Setting the Film Type 1. Select 35mm from the film format drop-down list. • The Prescan window appears. 2. Select the film type from the film type drop-down list. 3. Click on in the Command window. The prescanned image will appear in the Prescan window. -
Page 27: Auto-Exposure Lock
AUTO-EXPOSURE LOCK Especially useful when scanning bracketed exposures, AE lock lets you scan multiple images with the same initial exposure settings. AE Lock saves the automatic exposure settings determined when an image is prescanned. Subsequent images are prescanned using the ‘locked’ exposure settings. •... -
Page 28: Orienting The Image
ORIENTING THE IMAGE Rotate Click on the buttons to correct the orientation of your image before scanning. Changes will be reflected in the prescan image. • Click on to view a full screen display of the area inside the cropping frame. Click on to rotate the image 90°... - Page 29 ORIENTING THE IMAGE Flip buttons let you flip the image left to right or top to bottom before scanning. Changes will be reflected in the prescan image. • Click on to view a full screen display of the area inside the cropping frame. Click on to flip the image top to bottom.
- Page 30 ORIENTING THE IMAGE Cropping The cropping frame defines how much of the prescan image will be scanned. The dimensions of the cropping frame are displayed in the lower left corner of the prescan window • Click on to view a full screen display of the area inside the cropping frame. To enlarge or reduce the size of the cropping frame…...
- Page 31 ORIENTING THE IMAGE Magnifying or Reducing the View Use the zoom button to increase or reduce the image magnification. Zooming In 1. Click on in the Prescan window. • The pointer will change to 2. Click anywhere on the image to zoom •...
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Page 32: Image Correction
IMAGE CORRECTION This scanner gives you three options for correcting the brightness, contrast, and colour balance of the final scan Variations This is the easiest way to make image corrections and is recommended for beginners. Simply choose the image that looks best from a visual display of contrast and brightness differences. -
Page 33: Variations Dialog Box - Names Of Parts
IMAGE CORRECTION – VARIATIONS The Variations dialog box lets you quickly correct the brightness and contrast of your image by clicking on simulations that represent varying amounts correction to your image. Correct the colour in your image by clicking on the appropriate colour slider. •... -
Page 34: Image Correction - Variations
IMAGE CORRECTION – VARIATIONS Adjusting the Brightness and Contrast The image simulation windows map contrast and brightness changes to the preview image. The windows display a one step change in the brightness and contrast, but up to 10 steps (+/-) can be applied. -
Page 35: Histogram Dialog Box - Names Of Parts
IMAGE CORRECTION – HISTOGRAM The histogram dialog box displays the frequency of occurrence of the 256 levels of brightness (0-255) for each of the colour channels that make up the image area inside the cropping frame. Level 0 is minimum brightness (black). Level 255 is maximum brightness (white). The midtones fall in-between. -
Page 36: Image Correction - Histogram
IMAGE CORRECTION – HISTOGRAM Setting the White, Black, and Gray Points Properly setting an image’s white and black points will usually correct the colour cast and midtone distribution. Properly setting the gray point will correct the colour balance. • Changes are automatically applied to the preview image. 1. - Page 37 IMAGE CORRECTION – HISTOGRAM Brightness and Contrast Changes - RGB Synchro When RGB synchro is selected, moving the levels sliders remaps the pixel values without changing the colour balance. Correcting the highlight and shadow values with the histogram sliders, may produce better results on images without neutral highlights or shadows. If the histogram contains large flat line areas…...
- Page 38 IMAGE CORRECTION – HISTOGRAM Colour Balance Adjustment - Individual Channels Changing the slider positions for individual channels affects the colour balance of the output image. Input Level Histograms 1. Click on to deselect RGB Synchro. 2. Click on and move the R, G, and B sliders to the desired locations.
- Page 39 IMAGE CORRECTION – HISTOGRAM Saving and Loading Histogram Settings Histogram settings can be saved as a data file that can be loaded and applied to other images. Save Settings 1. Click on • The histogram settings are saved to a data (dat) file. The save file dialog box will appear.
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Page 40: Tone Curves Dialog Box - Names Of Parts
IMAGE CORRECTION – TONE CURVES The Tone Curves dialog box displays curves for the prescanned image inside the cropping frame. The curve represents the input brightness values (x-axis) in relation to the output values (y-axis). This dialog box allows you to make changes to the tone curves. It is possible to make changes to the individual curves for each channel;...
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