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BEFORE YOU BEGIN

1. Package Contents

The following contents should be included in this package.

• QuickScan 35

• SCSI cable SC-1

• Power cord

• SCSI terminator ST-1

• QuickScan 35 Control for Macintosh

• Instruction manual

• Warranty card

2. System Requirements

To use the QuickScan 35 with the Macintosh, you need the

following:

• Macintosh or Power Macintosh computer with a 68030

processor with a minimum of 25MHz

• Apple system software 7.1 or higher

• A minimum of 12 megabytes (MB) of application random-access

memory (RAM) with a non-Power Macintosh

(If the Photoshop plug-in software is used, additional memory is

required)

•  A minimum of 20MB of application RAM with a Power

Macintosh

(If the Photoshop plug-in software is used, additional memory is

required)

• The Utility software requires a minimum of 8MB of RAM

• Set 32 bit in the memory control panel, virtual memory to OFF,

modem memory manager to OFF, and file share to OFF

• Photoshop Version 2.5 or higher is required to use the

Photoshop plug-in software

Summary of Contents for QuickScan 35

Page 1: ...or 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 This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if no...

Page 2: ...ed to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use Warranty details and limitations for the Software are described in the Statement of Limited Warranty which is supplied with the hardware With the exception of the foregoing express warranties applicable to hardware and media only the Software is not warranted and is provided AS IS SUCH WARRANTIES ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARR...

Page 3: ...arning and the symbol inside illustrates what is being warned The example at left means beware of electric shock Disregard to this warning may result in death or injury Disregard to this caution may result in injury or property damage Examples The circle with a diagonal slash is for prohibition don t do and the symbol inside illustrates what act is prohibited The example at left means do not disas...

Page 4: ... or electric shock Do not perform any of the following acts to the cord Scratch Modify Pull Place a heavy object on Twis Bend Heat RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK Do not use the product if there is smoke a strange smell or under any other unusual conditions Use under these conditions may result in fire or electric shock Immediately unplug discontinue use and contact a Minolta Service facility RISK ...

Page 5: ...CK Do not touch the power cord with wet hands RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK Do not attempt to disassemble this product It contains high voltage circuits For repairs contact a Minolta Service facility RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK Connect the ground before use If the ground is not connected an electricity leak may result in electric shock RISK OF INJURY Do not place of the product on an unstable surface RISK OF ...

Page 6: ... PREVIEW THE IMAGE 5 SCAN SETTING 5 1 Image Orientation Button 5 2 Film Button 6 SELECTING THE SCAN MODE 6 1 Standard Mode 6 2 Pixel Mode 6 3 Print Mode 7 SCANNING THE IMAGE 8 SAVING THE FILE 9 EJECTING THE FILM IMAGE ADJUSTMENT 1 COLOR BALANCE ADJUSTMENT 2 BLACK LEVEL ADJUSTMENT 3 BRIGHTNESS ADJUSTMENT 4 RESET 5 RGB CMY LEVEL CHECKER MANUAL FOCUS SAVE LOAD SETTINGS BUTTONS 1 SAVE 2 LOAD FLUORESCE...

Page 7: ...of 25MHz Apple system software 7 1 or higher A minimum of 12 megabytes MB of application random access memory RAM with a non Power Macintosh If the Photoshop plug in software is used additional memory is required A minimum of 20MB of application RAM with a Power Macintosh If the Photoshop plug in software is used additional memory is required The Utility software requires a minimum of 8MB of RAM S...

Page 8: ...8 NAMES OF PARTS 1 SCANNER ...

Page 9: ...m eject button 3 Save button 4 Load button 5 Film type pop up menu 6 Image orientation button 7 Flip button 8 Image adjustment button 9 Focus button 10 Scan mode pop up menu 11 Scan pitch pop up menu 12 Pixel box 13 Reset button 14 Preview scan button 15 Cancel button 16 Scan button 17 Marquee ...

Page 10: ...rs as well Please note that the Macintosh has an SCSI ID number range of 0 to 7 therefore if you set the scanner ID switch to 8 or 9 the computer will recognize it as 6 1 Turn off the QuickScan 35 You cannot change the SCSI ID number while the power is on 2 Select a number which is not used by any other SCSI device connected to your Macintosh computer for example a hard disk 3 Turn the SCSI ID swi...

Page 11: ... port on the rear of the Macintosh 2 If the QuickScan 35 is the sole SCSI device insert the SCSI terminator to the open port on the rear of the scanner If another SCSI device is connected refer to its instruction manual 3 Plug in one end of the power cord to the scanner s AC inlet and the other end to an outlet 2 CONNECTING THE SCANNER ...

Page 12: ...lity software 1 Insert the QuickScan 35 disk to the Macintosh 2 Double click of the disk icon 3 To install Photoshop Plug in software drag the Photoshop Plug in icon into your Adobe Photoshop plug ins folder If you have Photoshop Version 3 0 drag the icon into the input output folder of the plug ins folder To install the Utility software drag the Utility icon into the Macintosh hard drive folder ...

Page 13: ...want Click Scan to scan the image If you are using the Photoshop Plug in software you can save the file by selecting SAVE AS from the Adobe Photoshop File menu If you are using the Utility software the file save dialog box will appear Enter the file name and choose the location to save the file then click SAVE 2 Specify Film Type 3 Preview 4 Cropping 5 Scan 7 Film Eject Click Eject to eject the fi...

Page 14: ...ect Scan from the File menu 1 START UP Start Adobe Photoshop Then choose Acquire from the File menu and select QS35 Plug in The setup dialog appears If you switch to the Utility software after using the Plug in software you have to setup again Press command shift and I keys to restart the Plug in software Select Setup from the File menu to restart the Utility software ...

Page 15: ...e SCSI connection or the SCSI ID number a dialog box will appear Correct the problem and click OK If the scanner detects that film is loaded or that there is abnormality in the scanner light source a dialog box appears Click Eject and remove the film QuickScan 35 dialog box and preview window appear after setup ...

Page 16: ...Film strip must be placed in the film holder before inserting it into the scanner The film holder accepts film strips up to 6 frames long 1 Open the film holder 2 Place the film on the film holder with the emulsion side down Frames 1 through 3 should be placed right side up and frames 4 through 6 upside down so that the film fits in the holder 2 2 Slide Mount 3 Align the frame you want to scan wit...

Page 17: ...e scanning is necessary for an accurate reproduction of the image There are four types of film to choose from color negative color positive monochrome black white negative and monochrome black white positive 4 PREVIEWING THE IMAGE Click PreScan to preview the image ...

Page 18: ...mage left to right horizontally The preview image will reflect this change 6 SELECTING THE SCAN MODE You can select any of three scan modes Standard Pixel or Print modes Standard Mode This mode is the easiest and quickest to use because the print size and pixel number is automatically selected Pixel Mode In this mode you can set the pixel size and scanning area This enables you to match the image ...

Page 19: ...you want to control the pixel number you can directly input the number of pixels in the W width and H height boxes The selection will change accordingly to maintain the scan pitch Scan Pitch Hint Scan Pitch 1 300 dpi printer produces an A4 size image Scan Pitch 2 300 dpi printer produces an A6 size image Scan Pitch 4 Image fits a 17 inch monitor Scan Pitch 6 Image fits a 13 inch monitor Click RESE...

Page 20: ...tomatically from 1 to 24 to maintain the pixel number Click RESET to return to the default setting 6 2 Pixel Mode 1 Choose Pixel Mode from the scan mode pop up menu 2 Enter the number of pixels in the W width and H height boxes then select the Lock check box ...

Page 21: ...s of measure for the final image size using the units pop up menu You can select centimeters inches picas or points 4 Roughly crop the image 5 Enter the output image dimensions in the W width and H height boxes and select the Lock check box Click RESET to return to the default settings The output resolution set in Print Mode is valid for Standard Mode and Pixel Mode ...

Page 22: ...he location to save the file then click Save If you are using the Utility software the save dialog box will appear after the image is scanned Enter the file name and choose the location to save the file then click Save 9 EJECTING THE FILM The film can be ejected manually or automatically You should eject the film after you have finished scanning and before you turn off the scanner Click Eject to e...

Page 23: ...to the controls show the amount of the change brightness The black level values range from 20 to 20 2 BLACK LEVEL ADJUSTMENT COLOR BALANCE BLACK LEVEL The primary colors used in scanners as well as photography are red green and blue The QuickScan 35 s red green and blue controls enable you to adjust the color of image before scanning Drag the slider to the right if you want to make the color more ...

Page 24: ...he digital value of the RGB level is displayed To display the CMY level hold down the CONTROL key while you move the mouse 5 RGB CMY LEVEL CHECKER BRIGHTNESS 4 RESET Click the Reset button to return the image adjustment controls to their default settings This control allows you to adjust the overall brightness of the image Drag the slider to the right to increase brightness and to the left to decr...

Page 25: ... or a paper slide mount is warped 1 Click the focus button The curser changes to the focus icon 2 Position the focus icon over the area you want to focus and click the mouse button The focus indicator window appears 3 Turn the focus dial on the front of the QuickScan 35 until the black box and the red bar are their longest 4 Click OK when you have finished focusing ...

Page 26: ... will appear Enter the file name and choose a location to save the file then click Save 2 LOAD Click LOAD A dialog box will appear Select the settings file you want to use and click Open FLUORESCENT LAMP AUTOMATIC SHUT OFF The fluorescent light source automatically turns off if the Macintosh has not been operated for two hours The lamp will come on again the next time youuse QuickScan35 The settin...

Page 27: ... the Macintosh 1 INSTALLATION 1 If you have never used Color Sync insert the QuickScan 35 disk to the Macintosh 2 Double click on the disk icon 3 Drag both the Color Sync and Color Sync System Profile icons to the main System folder 4 Drag the Color Sync System Profiles folder to the preferencesSettings folder in the System folder ...

Page 28: ...n to the Plug in folder in Photoshop 1 When the scanned image appears in the Photoshop window choose Color Sync from Others in the Filter menu 2 The Color Sync dialog box appears with the following information Source Profile MINOLTA QuickScan 35 Destination Profile Monitor in use Matching Option Photographic 5 Drag the Color Sync Filter folder to the Photoshop Plug ins folder ...

Page 29: ...nt Memory message appears A If you are using the Utility software increase memory A If you are using the Photoshop Plug in software increase Photoshop memory A If the message appears several times during the use of Photoshop restart Photoshop Q Grain is visible when scanning high speed film A Slightly defocus the image using manual focus Q Color is unusual when scanning color negative film especia...

Page 30: ...Scanning Time Scanning approx 12 sec 1000 x 1000 pixels approx 60 sec 2688 x 4032 pixels Preview approx 6 sec positive Image Sensor RGB 3 line color CCD Light Source Fluorescent lamp Color Separation Sequence 1 pass Focus Focus detection High frequency detection type Focus adjustment Manual Dimensions 100 W x 169 H x 300 D mm Weight 3 3kg Power Consumption Less than 30W Operating Temperature and H...

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Page 32: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL ...

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