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Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Dimâge Scan Elite. The Dimâge Scan Elite F-2900 is a dual
format film scanner capable of scanning 35mm and with the optional AD-10 APS Adapter,
Advanced Photo System film.

This manual has been designed to help you understand the operation of your scanner. Please read
this manual thoroughly to realise all the benefits of your scanner.

The instructions in this manual assume you have a working knowledge of the operating system for
your computer (Macintosh OS, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT) and its conventions.
Familiarity with the mouse and standard operating system menus and commands is necessary
before operating the driver software for the Dimâge Scan Elite.

This manual does not instruct in the:

• basic use of personal computers.
• use of Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, or Macintosh OS.
• use of Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, or Corel Draw.

The examples in this manual use Windows 95. The appearance of some screens may differ from
the examples when using Windows 98, Windows NT,  or the Macintosh operating system.

This mark certifies that this product meets the requirements of the EU (European
Union) concerning interference causing equipment regulations. CE stands for
Conformité Européenne.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-0003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est comforme à la norm 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 whole without prior written permission from Minolta Co., Ltd. ©1999

Minolta Co., Ltd.

• Every necessary caution has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this instruction manual. Please contact us if

you have any questions, find any errors, or notice missing information.

• Minolta is not responsible for loss, damage, or other results occurring during the operation of this product.

Tested by the Minolta Corporation 101 Williams Drive Ramsey, New Jersey 07446 USA

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following conditions: (1) This device may not cause
harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
To meet FCC regulations, the SCSI cables used with this scanner
must be equipped with ferrite cores.

Microsoft, Windows®, Windows 95®, Windows 98®, and Windows NT® are registered trademarks
of the Microsoft Corporation.
Macintosh™, Apple®, and Power Macintosh® are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
Adobe® and Photoshop™ are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Corel Draw™ is a trademark of the Corel Corporation.
Paint Shop Pro is the copyright of Met’s Corporation.
Other corporate and product names are the trademarks and registered trademarks of their
respective companies.

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Страница 1: ...9224 2885 11 H A909 E INSTRUCTION MANUAL...

Страница 2: ...classe B est comforme la norm 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 n...

Страница 3: ...on the power cord Do not connect the ground to a gas pipe telephone ground or a water pipe Improper grounding can result in electric shock This product must have sufficient ventilation while in use B...

Страница 4: ...ould be included in this package Software Registration Please register this software before using it Once registered you will receive technical support software upgrade and product information Complet...

Страница 5: ...e Correction Tone Curves Histogram 35 Image Correction Brightness Contrast Color Balance 40 Image Correction Hue Saturation Lightness 42 Image Correction Variation Correction 44 Image Correction Snaps...

Страница 6: ...6 SCANNER NAMES OF PARTS 1 Indicator lamp 2 Film slot 3 Film door 4 Power switch 5 SCSI port DB25 6 Terminator power switch 7 SCSI ID switches 8 SCSI port SCSI 1 9 AC socket...

Страница 7: ...SCANNER SETUP...

Страница 8: ...uter and all connected SCSI devices SCSI ID Dip Switch Settings 3 Using a pointed object set the switches to an unused SCSI ID The Dim ge Scan Elite s SCSI ID is factory preset to 5 If 5 is not occupi...

Страница 9: ...the other end of the SCSI cable to the SCSI port on the computer or the last device in the SCSI chain Continued on the following page Connecting the SCSI Cable This scanner has been packaged with the...

Страница 10: ...o the open port on the back of the scanner If there are other devices in your SCSI chain 5 Plug the power cord into the scanner s AC socket then plug it into a grounded outlet This decive is to be use...

Страница 11: ...Plug the power cord into the scanner s AC socket then plug it into a grounded outlet 4 Turn the terminator power switch switch 4 to ON An external terminator is not necessary with this scanner If the...

Страница 12: ...is dialog box may appear several times Repeat step 3 until the dialog box no longer appears Windows NT 3 Select Start Settings Control Panel then double click on the SCSI Adapters icon Confirm that Mi...

Страница 13: ...d the software will not be installed 6 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 with the appropriate design...

Страница 14: ...INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE PC AT 14 10 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 appear The Setup Suc...

Страница 15: ...the software will not be installed The End User License Agreement will appear The installer s start up screen will appear 6 Open the English language folder then double click on the Dim ge Scan Elite...

Страница 16: ...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 Install type pulldown menu Install location pulldown menu Name an...

Страница 17: ...I O N S C A N F L O W Set the Preferences Launch the Software Load the Film Holder Insert the Film Holder Specify the Film Type Prescan Specify the Job Type Orient the Image Correct the Brightness Co...

Страница 18: ...Driver Windows This manual uses Adobe Photoshop 4 0 1 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_E...

Страница 19: ...hotoshop 3 0 5 Select File Acquire DS_Elite Plug in The software is ready for use when the Main window appears p 20 Launching the Utility Software Select Start Programs Minolta Dim ge Scan Elite DS El...

Страница 20: ...format list box Index Scan button Prescan button Scan button Navigation button Close button Status bar Help button on Macintosh Preferences button APS Rewind button Index scan see page 56 Prescan see...

Страница 21: ...channel used to scan your image RGB or CMY Three options are available 8 bit over 16 7 million colors 16 bit over 2 8 billion colors 16 bit linear same as 16 bit but image correction is not applied w...

Страница 22: ...ta Dim ge Scan Elite can scan mounted or unmounted 35mm colour negatives 35mm colour slides 35mm black white negatives 35mm black white positives Advanced Photo System negatives and slides can also be...

Страница 23: ...ight from the line scanner producing bad results 1 Insert slides into the slide holder emulsion side up Brush dust off the the slide before placing it into the film holder Slide mounts must be thicker...

Страница 24: ...e of the film holder Remove flip then re insert the film holder to scan the frames on the other side of the holder Remove flip then re insert the negative holder to scan frames 4 5 or 6 Frames 3 or 4...

Страница 25: ...e Preview window appears 2 Select the film type from the film type drop down list 3 Click on in the Main window The previewed image will appear in the Preview window Press Ctrl when previewing on the...

Страница 26: ...clicking on the Scan button This ensures that the final scan will be the best it can be Rotate Left buttonZoom button Frame number indicator Auto Holder Mount Crop Adjustment button AE Lock button AE...

Страница 27: ...re settings AE lock does not save exposure corrections made in the Variations or Tone Curves Histogram dialog boxes 1 Click on can not be selected until an image has been previewed After previewing th...

Страница 28: ...the image 2 Press the Shift key The AE area is indicated by a line instead of the cropping area which is indicated by a dashed line 3 While pressing down the Shift key change the AE area The operation...

Страница 29: ...ick on the and buttons to correct the orientation of your image before scanning Changes will be reflected in the preview image Rotate Click on to rotate the image 90 clockwise Click on to rotate the i...

Страница 30: ...ht or top to bottom before scanning Changes will be reflected in the preview image Flip Click on to flip the image left to right Click on to flip the image top to bottom The image is upside down compa...

Страница 31: ...ation The cropping frame defines how much of the preview image will be scanned The dimensions of the cropping frame are displayed in the lower left corner of the preview window Cropping To enlarge or...

Страница 32: ...cing the View 1 Click on in the Preview window The pointer will change to 1 Press and hold the Ctrl key option key on the Macintosh to reduce the image magnification The pointer will change to 2 Click...

Страница 33: ...to display the APS cropping frames The cropping frames are displayed in sequence with each click of the CHP button This function allows you to display the current frame number and the total number of...

Страница 34: ...ain window Undo button Correction Reset button Snapshot button RGB CMY display Image Correction Job Save button Image Correction Job Load button Pre Post Correction Comparison Display button Full Scre...

Страница 35: ...olor The level is indicated in 256 color steps 0 to 255 from the left to right The tone curves and histogram are linked to each other so that when the tone curve is corrected the histogram is automati...

Страница 36: ...he portion of the curve to be changed The coordinate value of the cursor is displayed from 0 to 255 The corrected image by changing the tone curves is applied to the preview image You can also change...

Страница 37: ...m of Each R G B color 1 Click the RGB Display button When the RGB Display button is clicked again the histogram of each R G B channel disappears The input slide bar has the Input shadow slider Input g...

Страница 38: ...his function allows you to correct the highlight or shadow point to the specified value Changes are automatically applied to the preview image 1 Double click the White Point button The Point Value dia...

Страница 39: ...g the Histogram of Images After Making Corrections When the Apply button is clicked the histogram of images after making corrections can be displayed The histogram after making corrections is displaye...

Страница 40: ...mages can be corrected by dragging the slider or inputting the desired value in the text box Click on in the Image Correction window Post Correction LUT Contrast text box Color Balance text box Post C...

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