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Be sure to read this instructions before you use the equipment.

Keep this instructions on hand for reference to ensure optimum preformance.

Summary of Contents for Microfilm Scanner 500

Page 1: ...ENGLISH Be sure to read this instructions before you use the equipment Keep this instructions on hand for reference to ensure optimum preformance ...

Page 2: ...ent generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equip ment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense Do not make any changes or modificati...

Page 3: ...ff 16 Setting the film 16 Adjusting the image 17 Focusing the image 17 Enlarging and reducing image size 17 Rotating the image 18 Arbitrary rotation 18 90 degree rotation 18 Printing 19 Starting a print 19 Automatic adjustment 19 Manual adjustment 20 If you use Fileprint 250 please select paper size set on the Paper Tray 20 If you use Fileprint 400 please select paper Cassette you want to use 20 S...

Page 4: ... note 29 Character position display 30 The reset feature 31 Recalling the defaults 31 Entering the default values 31 Storing zoom settings 32 Reassigning keys 33 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING 34 Changing the lamp 34 Routine cleaning 36 Cleaning the screen and main unit 36 Cleaning the lens 36 Troubleshooting 37 User Call Errors 38 Service Calls 39 SPECIFICATIONS 40 ...

Page 5: ... detects whether film is positive or nega tive You can use both film types interchangeably with no need to change device settings Optional carriers in various formats Optional carriers offer support for a wide variety of film types including microfiche aperture cards and film rolls Easy operation Keyboard and operation panel provide easy control of screen ad justments zoom border deletion and othe...

Page 6: ...nclosed in parentheses shows you the page number that contains more information about the previous statement or paragraph Notes provide additional hints or advice about making the operation easier or saving time Caution notices alert you to incorrect procedures that may damage the equipment WARNINGS ARE FOR YOUR SAFETY FAILURE TO FOL LOW WARNING INSTRUCTIONS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO YOU OR YOUR...

Page 7: ...never block the ventilation slots Avoid exposure to direct sunlight When exposure to sunlight is unavoidable install curtains to protect the unit Avoid a dusty location Dust can adversely affect the internal parts of the unit Do not set up and use the unit in a location where the unit is ex posed to water steam or high humidity Keep all liquids away from the unit Avoid areas like laboratories wher...

Page 8: ...hat is free of excessive vibration Avoid a location subject to sudden or wide changes in tempera ture Condensation inside the unit can cause poor print quality Use the unit in a location within these ranges for temperature and humidity Temperature 10 C to 32 5 C 50 F to 90 5 F Humidity 10 to 85 RH Do not place the unit near large speakers a radio a television or any other type of equipment that ca...

Page 9: ...ere rating of the exten sion cord Do not place anything on the power cord and do not locate the unit where people working around the unit will walk on the cord Do not bundle the power cord or wrap it around an object like a table or chair leg The area around the unit should be clear of all obstacles In case of an emergency you should be able to reach the power source quickly to unplug the cord To ...

Page 10: ... the unit even a short distance turn off the power switch and remove the plug from the power source Never place anything on top of the unit especially a liquid con tainer like a flower vase When you are working around the unit avoid wearing loose fit ting jewelry like bracelets and necklaces Keep the work area clear of metal clips pins paper clips and other types of fasteners If something falls in...

Page 11: ...t ment or print mode selection Power switch Allows you to turn power on and off Screen Displays images and allows you to view images before you print them Keyboard Use to adjust the screen image set the print mode execute printing and control almost all other operations Carrier pad The carrier pad holds the film carrier Lamp unit Holds the lamp for the main source of illumination Remove to change ...

Page 12: ...connect the Canon Fileprint 250 or Canon Fileprint 400 sold separately For details about connection and other important operations for the printer call for service from your supplier or see the instructions you received with the printer Canon Fileprint 250 Canon Fileprint 400 ...

Page 13: ...M or TUSCAN M Type 2 cartridges that feature fast autoloading and high speed film feeding for im age display Autocarrier 100R AC100R A motorized Autocarrier for 16 mm or 35 mm film wound on standard open reels FS Controller I A motorized Autocarrier for 16 mm cartridge films ANSI Kodak Ektamate 3M This carrier is required for reading film marked with blips for image search and retrieval FS Control...

Page 14: ...0 to 24 Switching lenses Follow the procedure below to install or exchange lenses 1 If a lens is already installed grasp the edge of the holder and slide it out of the unit 2 Gently pull the lens holder all the way out 3 Use one hand to support the base of the holder and the other to lift and remove the lens Proceed carefully making sure that the lens does not fall out ...

Page 15: ...cts must fit snugly for the lens to operate correctly Do not touch the contact area with your hands 5 Slide the lens holder back into the unit Support the holder care fully so that the lens does not fall out 6 Push the holder in until it clicks into place Operation panel and keyboard buttons If you are using the FS Controller l remove the lower part of the lens 1 then reverse it and attach it agai...

Page 16: ...ings are available Frames an area Automatically removes the black border around the image for printing Automatically removes most of the black border around the image but leaves a border up to 5 mm around the im age 3 Print density display Displays the selected print density Also displays the sharpness and date messages when you set these features 4 AE key Turns automatic print density selection o...

Page 17: ...he dis play If you see E2 and 03 displayed alternately this means Ser vice Call E203 39 7 Print Number Setting key Use these keys to set the number of copies to be printed Press the plus key to increase the number and the minus key to decrease the number You can also use these keys to select the cassette if you are speci fying the area and the FilePrint 400 is connected 8 Clear Stop key Press this...

Page 18: ...ected 3 Cassette Select key Selects paper cassette for printing Effective only if the unit is connected to the Canon Fileprint 400 printer 4 Border key Allows you to remove the dark background or trim the area of the image that you want to print Three settings are available Frames an area Automatically removes the black border around the image for printing Automatically removes most of the black b...

Page 19: ...and 03 displayed alternately this means Service Call E203 39 Print Number Setting keys Sets the number of prints to print for each image Press the plus key to increase the number of prints or press the minus key to decrease the number prints These keys are also used to set an area for printing Clear Stop key Stops printing or resets the number of prints to 1 the default fi Print Start key Press to ...

Page 20: ...ront of the main unit locate the power switch on the lower left corner then press the I side of the switch to turn the power on 3 Turn on the power switch of the printer After you turn on the power the Print key indicator on the key board lights red and enters the warm up mode While the unit is warming up you cannot print After the indicator lights green the unit is warmed up and ready to print 4 ...

Page 21: ... Adjust Select key once or twice until the lamp comes on 2 Turn the keyboard s Image Adjust Control dial to focus the im age Enlarging and reducing image size 1 Press the Image Adjust Select key so the Zoom lamp comes on 2 Turn the Image Adjust Control dial to adjust the image size Turn the dial left to enlarge the image or right to reduce it You can store zoom settings into the M1 M2 and M3 Zoom ...

Page 22: ...in 90 degree increments using the rotation keys Arbitrary rotation 1 Press the Image Adjust Select key so that the Rotate lamp comes on 2 Turn the Image Adjust Control dial to the right or left to rotate the image 90 degree rotation Press the left rotation key on the keyboard to rotate the image 90 degrees to the left or press the right rotation key to rotate the image to the right 1 2 ...

Page 23: ...detects the film type and produces a positive print The Positive or Negative lamp flashes during printing to indicate the detected film type The HZ 05 zoom lens has no function to automatically switch between Negative and Positive When using the HZ 05 zoom lens always use the Negative Positive switching key to select negative or positive The unit may be unable to detect the film type if the black ...

Page 24: ... 2 When pressing plus key of the print number setting key the display is changed in due order as On the other hand when pressing minus key the display is changed in due order as 3 Press the cassette select key or the Clear stop key to define paper size that you want to use If you use Fileprint 400 please select paper Cassette you want to use 1 Press the Clear stop key and keep on for about 5 secon...

Page 25: ...Then press the plus minus key to set the correct paper size The size indicator is displayed on the print display as follows A4 Letter B5 Legal A3 Ledger B4 3 Press the cassette select key to complete the setting 6 Set the number of prints that you want to make To increase or decrease the number of prints Press the plus or minus key on the keyboard or operation panel to change the setting as requir...

Page 26: ...eft of the key comes on to indicate that unit is in the Picture mode Automatic density adjustment does not function while the unit is in the Picture mode Sharpness adjustment Follow this procedure when you need to sharpen or soften the image 1 Press the SHARPNESS key on the keyboard so that the lamp next to this key begins to blink 2 Press the right or left Print Density Adjustment keys to sharpen...

Page 27: ...ey to change the setting The lamp to the left of the Border key shows you the current se lection To change the selection press the Border key until the lamp lights next to the selection you want to use Select for removal of all black color around the image Select for removing most of the black color around the im age Note the following restrictions on the use of this feature For images with ill de...

Page 28: ...arts blinking The current area setting is shown in the Print display 2 To adjust the area setting press the Print Number Setting keys The starting point or origin for defining the screen area is the lower right corner of the screen Plus key Press to move in the vertical direction The number in the Print display shows the cur rent screen vertical coordinate Minus key Press to move in the horizontal...

Page 29: ...The rectangle enclosed by the 4 tapes is the area selected for printing You can use this feature only after you have installed the optional Framing Kit Using auto rotation This function lets you rotate the image 90 degrees for printing You can display the image horizontally on the screen while print ing it out vertically To select this feature press the Auto Rotate key on the key board so that the...

Page 30: ...mory so that they are retained even while power is off 1 Hold down the DATE key for about 5 seconds The DATE lamp Print Density display and Print display all begin blinking indi cating that you can now enter the date and time settings 2 Check that the leftmost Print Density display is blinking Then press the plus or minus Print key as necessary to set the year Display Setting to 1951 to 1999 to 20...

Page 31: ...e stamp on the print The Print display indicates the current setting using the numbers shown below Display Format Print Example Year Month Day 2000 08 28 Year Month Day Hr Min 2000 08 28 21 15 Month Year Day 08 28 2000 Month Year Day Hr Min 08 28 2000 21 15 Day Month Year 28 08 2000 Day Month Year Hr Min 28 08 2000 21 15 Month Day Year Aug 28 2000 Month Day Year Hr Min Aug 28 2000 21 15 Day name M...

Page 32: ...gth is 33 characters The note is printed in the location selected for the time stamp If you choose to print both the time stamp and the note the time stamp appears first then a space and then the note Switching the note on or off You can switch note printing on or off by pressing the NOTE key on the keyboard The lamp next to the key lights up to indicate that note printing is selected ...

Page 33: ...letter of the note Enter the letter code for the second letter again using the minus or plus key 4 Continue as described above until you have entered all the letters for your note Use the right arrow or left arrow to move forward or backward in the note and minus and plus to enter the letter codes The note cannot contain more than 33 characters including spaces The Print Density display shows your...

Page 34: ...te by flashing one or two lamps as illustrated below When you press the left arrow or right arrow to move back or forward within the note the indicator changes accordingly Odd numbered positions are represented by one lamp while even numbered positions are indicated by two lamps Char 1 Char 2 Char 3 Char 32 Char 33 ...

Page 35: ...he following procedure to set up your default values 1 Hold down the Reset key on the keyboard for about 5 seconds The lamp next to the key begins to blink indicating that you can now enter the default values 2 Press the key corresponding to the setting you want to make For details about the various functions and their settings refer to ex planations given earlier in this manual You cannot select ...

Page 36: ...t Control dial dial to set the zoom to the value you want while watching the result on the screen 3 Press the M1 M2 or M3 key to store the new value You can store a different value into each key After returning to normal mode you can use the M1 M2 and M3 Zoom keys to quickly switch the zoom rate to the registered value Each Zoom key is effective only for the lens that was mounted when the setting ...

Page 37: ... appropriate code value Refer to the list below Use the plus and minus keys to enter the code The entered value appears in the Print display Display Function Key is disabled Operates as DATE key Operates as NOTE key Operates as PICTURE key Operates as SHARPNESS key 3 Press the Reset key to register the new setting Repeat the above procedure as necessary to reassign each of the keys you want to cha...

Page 38: ...mages on the screen Follow the procedure below to change the lamp after it burns out If the lamp burns out you will see L5 displayed in the Print dis play THE HALOGEN LAMP AND LAMP UNIT ARE EX TREMELY HOT AFTER L5 APPEARS IN THE PRINT DISPLAY WAIT A FEW MINUTES FOR THE LAMP AND LAMP UNIT TO COOL DOWN BEFORE YOU TURN OFF THE UNIT AND CHANGE THE BULB 1 If you do not see the image on the screen check...

Page 39: ...logen bulb only with a Canon specified replace ment Handle the new halogen bulb with extreme care Do not touch the surface of the new bulb with your bare fingertips Oil from your fingertips or other foreign mat ter can cause the bulb to burn unevenly shortening the service life of the halogen bulb While holding the company mark on the new halogen bulb up insert the bulb into the lamp unit 6 Insert...

Page 40: ... unit Use a dry soft cloth or a clean slightly damp cloth to wipe off the screen and body of the main unit To avoid damaging the surface of the main unit never use an organic solvent or cleaner to wipe down the main unit Cleaning the lens 1 Turn the main unit off Then remove the carrier and lens unit 2 Use only a soft dry cloth to wipe off the field lens 3 Use only a soft dry cloth to wipe off the...

Page 41: ...rely 34 Image is out of focus Adjust the focus with the Image Adjust Control dial 17 Check and make sure the lens and lens holder are correctly installed 10 Check the carrier and make sure that it is installed correctly For details read the instructions you received with the carrier Check the lens and lamp and make sure they are clean If re quired clean the lens and or lamp 36 Image is skewed Adju...

Page 42: ...aper size in printer feed tray Printer power is not turned on or a test print is printing Remove the jammed sheet from the printer For details refer to your printer manual Supply paper to the paper cassette of the printer For details refer to the printer manual Remove the toner cartridge and install it again If the message appears again replace the toner car tridge For details refer to the printer...

Page 43: ...e Call Error occurs 1 Note the Service Call Error in the Print display and turn the main unit off immediately Wait a few moments 2 Turn the main unit on again and watch the display If you see a 1 in the Print display the main unit has recovered and you can resume normal operation When a service call error occurs turning the main unit off and on again frequently solves the problem If you see the Se...

Page 44: ...nt options Automatic border deletion Sharpness adjustment Picture mode Trimming Other functions Date stamp Year month day time formats Note stamp Up to 33 characters Reset Zoom memory General Power AC120V 50 60Hz AC220 240V 50 60Hz Power consumption Max 290W Acoustic noise level Less than 70dB Work environment Ambient temperature 10 to 32 5 C 50 to 90 5 F Relative humidity 10 to 80 without condens...

Page 45: ...age 17 Frame Kit option 25 FS Controller I described 9 FS Controller III described 9 power on first 16 H halogen lamp changing 34 handling 35 removing 34 I image adjustment 17 enlarging reducing 17 focus 17 print density 19 rotating 18 Image Adjust Control dial described 15 Image Adjust Select key described 15 K keyboard summary 14 keys re assigning 33 L lens cleaning 35 fixed 10 inserting 11 inte...

Page 46: ...prints 20 procedure 19 R Reset recalling defaults 31 setting 31 Reset key described 15 using 33 Roll Fiche Carrier 200 described 9 Rotate keys described 14 rotation 90 degree 18 arbitrary 18 auto rotation 25 S safety warnings 6 Service Call defined 13 15 table 39 sharpness mode setting 22 T trimming defined 24 described 24 Frame Kit 25 select area 24 setting 24 U unpacking box contents 7 User Call...

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