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Dimâge Scan Dual II

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS – MACINTOSH

Power PC

Mac OS 8.5 – 9

A minimum of 16 MB application RAM in addition to the requirements
for the Mac OS and Adobe Photoshop™

19 inch (1024 x 768) monitor or better.
13 inch (640 x 480) monitor capable of displaying 32,000 colors.

Plug-in is compatible with Photoshop Ver. 3.05, Ver. 4.01, Ver. 5.02 and
Ver. 5.5.
Photoshop LE

CPU:

Operating System:

Memory:

Monitor:

Other:

Hard Disk Space:

90 MB of available hard disk space.

USB port

Interface:

Summary of Contents for DIMAGE SCAN DUAL II AF-2820U

Page 1: ...Dim ge Scan Dual II 1 E 9224 2886 11 H A006...

Page 2: ...me NMB 003 du Canada 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 who...

Page 3: ...ist modify heat or place a heavy object on the AC power adapter cord Do not connect the ground to a gas pipe telephone ground or a water pipe Improper grounding can result in electric shock This produ...

Page 4: ...Registration Please register this software before using it Once registered you will receive technical support software upgrade and product information Complete and return the enclosed Product Software...

Page 5: ...page Image correction Appendix 9 13 This section describes how to load the film holder and perform the Minolta Easy Scan Utility This section describes how to perform the index scan 23 35 49 63 83 93...

Page 6: ...28 Names of Parts 28 Loading the APS Adapter 28 INSERTING THE FILM HOLDER INTO THE SCANNER 29 Scanning with the FH U1 35 mm film or SH U1 slide film holder 29 INSERTING THE APS ADAPTER 30 SPECIFY THE...

Page 7: ...by Freehand 67 Correcting the Histogram 68 Setting the White or Black points 69 Viewing the Histogram of Images After Making Corrections 70 Auto Setting 70 Reset 70 BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST COLOR BALANCE...

Page 8: ...igation Dialog box Name of parts 90 Navigation Menu 91 Saving Selecting and Deleting a Navigation Setting 92 APPENDIX 93 COLOR MATCHING 94 Output color space setting 95 ICC profile setting 95 SCAN JOB...

Page 9: ...Dim ge Scan Dual II 9 SCANNER NAMES OF PARTS 1 Eject button 2 Front door 3 Mark of 35 mm Film 4 Mark of APS cassette 5 Indicator lamp 6 Power switch 7 USB port 8 DC power input plug...

Page 10: ...000 is installed Support cannot be provided for custom or home built machines Windows 98 or Windows 2000 Professional A minimum of 32 MB RAM XGA 1024 x 768 or better VGA 640 x 480 can be used TWAIN dr...

Page 11: ...nts for the Mac OS and Adobe Photoshop 19 inch 1024 x 768 monitor or better 13 inch 640 x 480 monitor capable of displaying 32 000 colors Plug in is compatible with Photoshop Ver 3 05 Ver 4 01 Ver 5 0...

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Page 13: ...Dim ge Scan Dual II 13 SCANNER SETUP SCANNER SETUP FLOW CONNECTING THE HARDWARE INSTALLING THE PHOTOSHOP LE GETTING STARTED INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE...

Page 14: ...hotoshop LE CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 3 Select Start Run and input D ENGLISH install wri in the Name o box and then click on OK Read Me file will appear Read the content and confirm it 4 Select Sta...

Page 15: ...ribed in Install file 5 Select the following either one in the install dialog box When installing the most typical options select Easy When selecting the options you install select Custom Perform the...

Page 16: ...dows 98 3 Insert the Dim ge Scan Dual2 CD ROM into the CD ROM drive Dim ge Scan Dual2 for Windows Setup installs the Twain and Twain_32 driver software into the drive and folder you select The appeara...

Page 17: ...nse Agreement click on No and the software will not be installed 5 Select D Driver 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...

Page 18: ...Next Setup will begin INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE WINDOWS 9 Choose either Typical or TWAIN Files install then click on Next The Setup Type dialog box will appear The Select Program Folder dialog box will...

Page 19: ...ment click on Decline and the software will not be installed The End User License Agreement will appear 6 Open the English language folder then double click on the Dim ge Scan Dual2 Installer The inst...

Page 20: ...ly restart INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE MACINTOSH 9 Select the install drive or folder and type from the pulldown menus You can also click on to select an install drive The following dialog box will appear...

Page 21: ...one end of the USB cable to either USB port on the back of the scanner 1 Plug the AC power adapter cord into the scanner s AC socket then plug it into a grounded outlet Connecting the AC power adapter...

Page 22: ...the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on the computer or the USB Hub terminal Example Connect the USB Hub terminal When connecting the Dual2 with the USB hub terminal be sure to connect to t...

Page 23: ...II 23 EASY SCAN UTILITY EASY SCAN UTILITY FLOW Launch the Software Set the Preferences Saving Easy Scan Utility Sample Index Scan Specify the Job Type Load the Film Holder Insert the Film Holder Speci...

Page 24: ...Program P Minolta Dim ge Scan Dual2 ver 1 0 EasyScan The software starts up and the Easy Scan Utility window will appear Starting up the utility software The Minolta Easy Scan Utility can be performe...

Page 25: ...g window is displayed The Easy Scan Utility Window Name of parts Film Type list box Perform Index Scan Do not Perform Index Scan Correct image automatically button Scan button Close button The upper l...

Page 26: ...e page 28 1 Open the film cover on the 35 mm negative film holder by lifting the film number 6 side of the film cover 3 Align the frames within the scanning windows Loading the 35 mm Negative Film Hol...

Page 27: ...e film placed in the slide mount holder can be scanned using the supplied holder in the AE Off and 35 mm Color Positive film settings 1 Insert slides into the slide mount holder emulsion side up Brush...

Page 28: ...Adapter 1 Slide the film chamber release as shown The film chamber door will open 2 Insert the film cassette into the film chamber with the VEI on top Only load cassettes with the mark current 3 Clos...

Page 29: ...to the film slot until the indicator lamp is steady Scanning with the FH U1 35 mm film or SH U1 slide film holder 1 Open the scanner lid by pushing it down to the 35 mm mark 2 Be sure that the white a...

Page 30: ...NG THE APS ADAPTER 1 Open the scanner lid by pushing it down to the APS mark 2 Be sure that the arrow mark on the APS adapter is facing up and then insert the APS holder into the scanner until the hol...

Page 31: ...ge Scan Dual II 31 SPECIFY THE FILM TYPE 1 Select the film format to be scanned in the Main window 2 Select the film type The index tab is selected and the index window will appear Selecting the film...

Page 32: ...he image 180 if necessary Image Correction EASY INDEX SCAN 1 Select whether the index scan should be perform or not When Perform the index scan is selected the index scan starts When Not Perform the i...

Page 33: ...ual II 33 SPECIFTY THE JOB TYPE SAVING 1 Click on the Scan button to scan When the file saving dialog box appears select the file format and save the scan File format BMP JPEG TIFF Windows PICT JPEG T...

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Page 35: ...r Insert the Film Holder Specify the Film Type Prescan see page 49 Image Correction see page 63 Index Scan Changing the window size Selecting frames Rotating the index frames Reversing frame order Sav...

Page 36: ...Driver Windows This manual uses Adobe Photoshop LE as the host application Commands may vary among applications 1 Open the host application 2 Select File Import Select TWAIN_32 Source 3 Select DS_Dua...

Page 37: ...n Photoshop 3 0 5 Select File Acquire DS_Dual2 Plug in The software is ready for use when the Main window appears page 38 Launching the Utility Software Select Start Programs Minolta Dim ge Scan Dual2...

Page 38: ...on Scan button Navigation button Close button Status bar Help button on Macintosh Preferences button Eject button MAIN window The Command window part Name of parts Tab part Index see page 42 Prescan s...

Page 39: ...te Scan AF checkbox Select this checkbox to use the auto focus function when performing the index scan preview scan and AF scan Color Matching settings See page 94 The Preference Dialog Box Name of pa...

Page 40: ...king on the index image opens the ready made prescan image Auto film rewind Clicking on the Rewind button in the Command window automatically rewinds the film into the APS cassette before the APS adap...

Page 41: ...2 Select 35mm or APS Cassette from the film format drop down list in the Command window 3 Select the film type from the film type drop down list SETTING THE FILM TYPE Select APS Cassette 1 Insert the...

Page 42: ...b to select an image for prescanning or scanning When APS is selected in the Command window there are two options for making an index scan are available Speed or Quality Select the desired option in t...

Page 43: ...the Index tab Index scan To cancel the index scan press the escape key Command and period for the Macintosh until the Cancelling Index Scan message box appears The completed index scans will appear i...

Page 44: ...et in the Preferences dialog box See page 39 The image will be opened in your photo application software when the scanner s driver software is closed Some photo applications can only acquire one image...

Page 45: ...ly or horizontally Rotating the index frame will not affect the Prescan or Scan Rotating the Index Frames Rotate index frames so they appear in the Index scan tab window with the proper orientation 1...

Page 46: ...For Windows the file can be saved in the Windows Bitmap BMP or JPEG format Macintosh For Macintosh the file can be saved in the PICT or JPEG format 2 Enter the desired file name select the file desti...

Page 47: ...JPEG format Macintosh For Macintosh the file can be saved in the PICT or JPEG format 2 Enter the desired file name select the file destination and then click on Save When the index images are display...

Page 48: ...are erased 1 Click on the Read Saved Index button in the Main window The standard file open dialog box for each operating system will appear Windows For Windows the file can be saved in the Windows Bi...

Page 49: ...e Film Type Prescan Rotate Flip Full screen view Magnifying or Reducing the view ScrollSetting AE lock Cancelling AE lock AE area lock Focus Point AF auto focus Focus Manual Auto crpping Cropping Form...

Page 50: ...can button This ensures that final scan will be the best it can be Click on the Prescan tab in the Main window Rotate Left button Rotate Right button Flip Horizontal button Flip Vertical button Full S...

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