User manual MINOLTA K-QM-3501E PART 1

[. . . ] Other corporate names and product names are also registered trademarks. Changes or modifications not approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. [. . . ] If you selected the Auto Eject check box, the film will eject automatically after scanning is complete. QuickScan35 LAUNCHING THE SOFTWARE · This manual has been written using Adobe Photoshop 3. 0 as the example imaging application. However, any imaging application capable of using TWAIN sources can be used with the QuickScan 35. Choose Acquire from the File menu and choose Select TWAIN Source. . . . QuickScan 35 4. Click on OK. QuickScan35 The QuickScan 35 Plus dialog box and preview window appear after setup. QuickScan 35 QS Utility 1. The software will launch automatically. QuickScan35 Interface can not be Confirmed If the computer cannot confirm interface because the QuickScan 35 Plus power is off or there is a problem with the SCSI connection or the SCSI ID number, the following dialog box will appear. Correct the problem and click on OK. If the scanner detects that film is loaded, the following dialog box will appear. Click on OK and remove the film. If you switch to the utility software after using the TWAIN driver or vice versa, you will have to reinitialize the scanner. Reinitializing the TWAIN Control Software Press control, shift, and I keys to reinitialize the scanner. Reinitializing the QS35 Utility Software Select Initialize from the File menu to reinitialize the scanner. QuickScan 35 LOADING THE FILM The QuickScan 35 Plus can scan 35mm color and black & white, positive and negative film. Mounted film and film strips can be scanned. Loading Film Strips Film strips must be placed in the film holder before insertion into the scanner. Snap the film holder closed. Clean the film before placing it in the film holder. When scanning frames 1 through 3, place the filmstrip into the film holder with the image right side up. QuickScan35 When scanning frames 4 through 6, place the filmstrip into the film holder with the image upside down. To move the cropping frame to another position, click on the inside of the cropping frame (the cursor will change to a hand) and drag the cropping frame until it surrounds the area you want to scan. To preview the scanning area, click on and hold the Zoom Preview button. The area in the cropping frame will be enlarged to the limits of the preview window. The enlarged view of the scanning area will remain until the mouse button is released. QuickScan35 Flip The flip button lets you reverse the image before scanning. Click on the flip button to flip the image left-to-right horizontally. The preview image will reflect this change. QuickScan 35 SELECTING THE SCAN MODE The QuickScan 35 Plus lets you select from three convenient scan modes: Quick Mode Quick mode is the fast and easy way to make a scan. You select the scan pitch to determine output size (see Scan Pitch and Resolution on page 48). Pixel Mode In this mode you select the number pixels in the image and the scanning area. Pixel mode is convenient when your final output device will be a monitor. Print Mode Print mode lets you lock the image size and resolution to control the final image size and resolution to match that of your printer. The scan speed will change according to the PC you are using and the amount of RAM installed. Generally, scanning will be slower in the Pixel and Print modes than in the Quick mode. QuickScan35 Quick Mode 1. · The number of pixels (W x H) will change to compensate for the changes in scan pitch. QuickScan 35 3. Click on and drag the cropping handles until the cropping frame surrounds the image area you want to scan. [. . . ] · The preview image will reflect the adjustments. QuickScan 35 Saving Histogram Settings 1. · The standard Windows Save dialog box will appear. Loading Histogram Settings 1. · The standard Windows Load dialog box will appear. The Tone Curve files for black and white and color film are not interchangeable. Settings saved for color images can not be used for a black and white scan. [. . . ]