User manual MICROTEK SCANMAKER V6UPL - Install Guide

Microtek LightLid 35 Installing and Getting Started The LightLid 35 is a bonus accessory included with your Microtek scanner. It gives you the versatility to scan 35mm slides and filmstrips on your flatbed scanner. Microtek recommends the use of this accessory to scan slides for on-screen display purposes or where high resolution is not critical. For high-quality print reproduction, we recommend purchasing a dedicated slide scanner or a Microtek scanner with built-in film-scanning features. Please note: Scanning of color transparencies may vary, depending on the quality of your film original. TM A. Installing the LightLid 35 1. Unpack the LightLid 35. 2. Remove the scanner lid. 3. Connect the LightLid 35 to your scanner. To do this: Connect the 15-pin connector (A in diagram) of your LightLid 35 to the accessory port (B) at the back panel of your scanner. A B B. Operating the LightLid 35 1. Mount the 35mm slide or filmstrip on the LightLid 35. A. Mounting a slide: Turn the LightLid 35 over. Insert the 35mm slide front side up into the recessed area at the center of the LightLid. Secure the slide by gripping it with the grip prong provided at the connector side of the recessed area. For added stability, you may wish to secure the slide with a piece of adhesive tape. Insert slide front side up Grip prong for securing slide Copyright©2002 Microtek International, Inc. http://www.microtek.com I49-003502 A, December 2002 B. Mounting filmstrips: Turn the LightLid 35 over. Insert the 35mm filmstrip front side up along the recessed area, with one perforated side of the filmstrip tucked under the mylar sheets. For added stability, secure the other perforated side of the filmstrip with a piece of adhesive tape. Filmstrip front side up Mylar sheets 2. Place the LightLid 35 (with the secured filmstrip or slide to be scanned) on the glass surface of the scanner. The LightLid 35 can be placed horizontally at the front edge of the scanner glass bed, or vertically at anywhere on the glass surface, as shown below. Horizontal Vertical 3. Select your Scan Material and start scanning. Launch the ScanWizard 5 scanning software in stand-alone mode or from your image-editing software, then select your scan material and start scanning. For details on how to do this, see other documentation included in your scanner package. ScanWizard 5 has two modes -- Standard and Advanced -- and each mode has its own way of selecting the scan material and scanning. Each mode of operation is shown below. · Standard Control Panel: In the Preview window, click the Original button, and choose Positive Film or Negative Film, depending on the material you are scanning. When you are ready to scan, click on the Scan To button, and select where the scanned image will be sent (to image or OCR editing application, to disk, to printer, or to e-mail or website program). For more details, see your ScanWizard 5 documentation. Advanced Control Panel: In the Preview window, click on the Scan Material icon, and choose Positive Film or Negative Film, depending on the material you are scanning; for Mac OS X, select Positive or Negative from the Scan Material drop-down menu. When you are ready to scan, click the Scan to button, and select where the scanned image will be sent (to image or OCR editing application, to disk, to printer, or to e-mail or website program ). For more details, see your ScanWizard 5 documentation. · Scan Material icon 2 Microtek LightLid 35 Installing and Getting Started C. Getting the best results To obtain the best results when scanning with the LightLid 35, set the scan Resolution to a minimum 600 dpi and the Scaling to 100%. Refer to the diagrams below for more information on how to set these values in ScanWizard 5 Standard and Advanced Control Panels. ScanWizard 5 - Standard Control Panel Click the Purpose button to select your Resolution value. When the drop-down menu appears, select Custom and type 600 at the dpi box, as shown below. Set Scaling here to 100% ScanWizard 5 - Advanced Control Panel Set Resolution here to 600 dpi Set Scaling here to 100% Settings window in Mac OS X Settings window in Mac OS 9.x Settings window in Windows Microtek LightLid 35 Installing and Getting Started 3 D. Using the LightLid 35 Calibrator The LightLid 35 Calibrator is a program designed for calibrating your LightLid 35 to ensure that it captures colors accurately when scanning slides and filmstrips. Calibration is strongly recommended as a procedure for optimizing your scanned image. A. Install the LightLid 35 Calibrator. On PC: 1. Place the Microtek CD into your CD-ROM drive. When the Installer screen comes up, click Exit. 2. Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. 3. Locate your CD-ROM drive icon, and right-click the icon to bring up the Context menu. 4. Choose Open, then double-click the LL35 Calibrator folder to open it. 5. Double-click the setup.exe icon to install the Calibrator. Follow the on-screen instructions until installation is complete. On Mac OS 9.x: 1. Place the Microtek CD into your CD-ROM drive. When the Microtek CD icon appears on the desktop, double-click it. 2. Double-click "For OS 9.x" icon to open Installer screen. 3. Open the folder "LightLid 35 Calibrator", and double-click the Installer icon. Follow the on-screen instructions until installation is complete. Once the Calibrator is successfully installed, the "LightLid 35 Calibrator" icon appears on the desktop. On Mac OS X: 1. Place the Microtek CD into your CD-ROM drive. When the Microtek CD icon appears on the desktop, double-click it. 2. Double-click "For OS X" icon to open the Installer screen. 3. Double-click "LightLid 35 Calibrator" to mount the LightLid 35 Calibrator on the desktop. 4. Open the "LightLid 35 Calibrator" on the desktop, and double-click "LightLid 35 Calibrator.pkg". 5. Enter the administrator's name and password when the installation dialog box comes up. Follow the on-screen instructions until installation is complete. Once the Calibrator is successfully installed, the "LL35 Calibrator" icon appears on the desktop. B. Launch the LightLid 35 Calibrator. Make sure that ScanWizard 5 is already installed on your system and that your scanner is powered up. Launch the LightLid 35 Calibrator (Mac OS 9.x) or LL35 Calibrator (Mac OS X) from your desktop. Alternatively, you can launch the LightLid 35 Calibrator from the LightLid 35 Calibrator folder (PC and Mac OS 9.x) or from the Applications/ScanWizard 5 Folder (Mac OS X). Follow the on-screen instructions as shown in the Calibrator window right (sample taken from Windows version, which is identical to the Macintosh except for the Title bar). Click the Calibrate button to start calibration 4 Microtek LightLid 35 Installing and Getting Started