User manual MICROTEK GNC I LIGHTLID 0501

[. . . ] Microtek LightLid 35 Installing and Getting Started The LightLid 35 is a bonus accessory included with your Microtek scanner. It gives you the versatility to scan 35mm slides on your flatbed scanner. [. . . ] For added stability, secure the other perforated side of the filmstrip with a piece of adhesive tape. Filmstrip front side up Mylar sheets 2. Place the LightLid 35 (with the secured filmstrip or slide to be scanned) on the glass surface of the scanner. The LightLid 35 can be placed either horizontally or vertically on the scanner surface, as shown below. Vertical Horizontal 3. Launch the ScanWizard 5 scanning software in stand-alone mode or from your image-editing software, then select your scan material and start scanning. For details on how to do this, see other documentation included in your scanner package. ScanWizard 5 has two modes -- Standard and Advanced -- and each mode has its own way of selecting the scan material and scanning. · Standard Mode: In the Preview window, click on the Original button, and choose Positive Film or Negative Film, depending on the material you are scanning. When you are ready to scan, click on the Scan To button, and select where the scanned image will be sent (to image or OCR editing application, to disk, to printer, or to e-mail or website program). Advanced Mode: In the Preview window, click on the Scan Material icon, and choose Positive Film or Negative Film, depending on the material you are scanning. When you are ready to scan, click on the Scan to button, and select where the scanned image will be sent (to image or OCR editing application, to disk, to printer, or to e-mail or website program ). For more details, see your ScanWizard 5 documentation. · Scan Material icon 2 Microtek LightLid 35 Installing and Getting Started C. Getting the best results To obtain the best results when scanning with the LightLid 35, set the scan Resolution to a minimum 600 dpi and the Scaling to 100%. [. . . ] Alternatively, you can launch the Calibrator from the ScanWizard 5 folder (PC) or from the LighLid 35 Calibrator folder (Macintosh). Follow the on-screen instructions as shown in the Calibrator window below (sample taken from Windows version, which is identical to the Macintosh except for the Title bar). Click the Calibrate button to start calibration 4 Microtek LightLid 35 Installing and Getting Started [. . . ]