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Tutorial: Making a Scan
Before making a scan, connect the scanner and turn it on as
described in the scanner manual. You will also need to turn on
your computer and wait for the operating system to start up.
Step 1—Open the scan window
Open the scan window as described in the previous section
under “Opening the Scan Window.”
Step 2—Insert the medium in the scanner
Insert the medium to be scanned in the scanner as described in
the hardware documentation.
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Step 3—Select the media type
Select the media type from the pop-
up menu in the control area. The
options available depend on the se-
lected scanner.
Select Positive when scanning AGFA SCALA monochrome film,
or when scanning prepared microscope slides using the FH-G1
medical slide holder (available separately).
Option
When to use it
Positive
Use when scanning most makes of
positive slides or reversal film.
Neg (Color)
(4000 ED/
COOLSCAN IV ED
only)
Use when scanning color film negatives.
Neg (Mono)
(4000 ED/
COOLSCAN IV ED
only)
Use when scanning black-and-white
negatives.
Kodachrome
(4000 ED/
COOLSCAN IV ED
only)
Use when scanning Kodachrome
positives.
Negative
(LS-2000/
COOLSCAN III
only)
Use when scanning film negatives.
