Installation and User's Guide For Konica Minolta Business Solutions' TWAIN Driver V.5.0.1.7b & Overlay Manager Software September 10, 2004 Section 1 - Overview & Hardware Installation ....................................................... 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION...................................................................................................... 2 Section 2 ­Software Installation.............................................................................. 3 THE TWAIN DRIVER USER INTERFACES ............................................................................... 4 Section 3 - The MS 6000 TWAIN Driver User's Guide......................................... 4 THE MS 6000 SCANNER SETUP USER INTERFACE .................................................................. 4 BATCH SCAN MODE.................................................................................................................. 7 MARS CONTROLLER BUTTONS .............................................................................................. 8 Section 4 -The MS 7000 TWAIN Driver User's Guide........................................ 16 THE MS 7000 SCANNER SETUP USER INTERFACE ................................................................ 16 BATCH SCAN MODE................................................................................................................ 21 MARS CONTROLLER BUTTONS ............................................................................................ 23 Section 5 - TWAIN Configuration Utility & Status Window ............................... 30 Section 6 ­ Overlay Manager User's Guide.......................................................... 32 USING THE OVERLAY MANAGER SOFTWARE........................................................................ 33 Section 6 -The PS 7000 TWAIN Driver User's Guide ......................................... 42 THE PS 7000 SCANNER SETUP USER INTERFACE.................................................................. 42 BATCH SCAN MODE................................................................................................................ 45 BATCH SCANNING IN ARIEL 3.0 ............................................................................................. 46 Section 7 -The PS 3000 TWAIN Driver User's Guide ......................................... 50 THE PS 3000 SCANNER SETUP USER INTERFACE.................................................................. 50 SCAN SETTINGS: ..................................................................................................................... 52 BATCH SCAN MODE ­............................................................................................................. 54 BATCH SCANNING IN ARIEL 3.0 ............................................................................................. 55 1 Section 1 - Overview & Hardware Installation Thank you for purchasing a Minolta TWAIN-supported Microform or Publication Scanner. This version of the Minolta TWAIN driver supports the following Minolta scanners: · · · MS 3000 Microform Scanner MS 7000 Microform Scanner MS 2000 Microform Scanner · · · PS 3000 Publication Scanner MS 6000 Microform Scanner PS 7000 Publication Scanner This TWAIN driver and Overlay Manager Software may be freely copied and distributed for use with Minolta Scanners sold in the United States of America or Canada. JFL Peripheral Solutions Inc. of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada developed the TWAIN driver. For information regarding distribution outside of the United States of America or Canada, please contact them at: JFL Peripheral Solutions 1007 Merivale Road, Suite 101 Ottawa, Ontario K1Z 6A6 Voice: (613) 728-2521 x206 Fax: (613) 728-4459 Email: info@jflinc.com Hardware Installation The Minolta scanners utilize industry standard 50-pin, male SCSI-1 (MS 3000, MS 2000, and PS 3000) and SCSI-2 (MS 6000 and MS 7000) connectors. The PS 7000 uses a proprietary cable sold only through Konica Minolta Business Solutions and is a 5-pin Mini Centronics on the scanner end and a 50-pin HD SCSI-2 on the PC side. You will need to supply a standard SCSI interface card for the PC as well as a SCSI cable. We have tested a wide range of SCSI boards and have found that nearly all Adaptec or Adaptec-compatible boards will run fine. We also recommend installing the latest version of Adaptec's ASPI drivers. If you have any connection errors please check for system conflicts first. If you are still unable to resolve any hardware conflicts or cannot get your scanner to be recognized please contact your local Minolta dealer. When calling for technical support please make sure to have the driver version numbers and your system configuration information available. A Note about Integrating Konica Minolta Business Solutions Scanners For those customers who wish to directly integrate one of the TWAIN supported Minolta scanner listed above with their own software, we recommend contacting JFL Peripheral Solutions, Inc. to obtain their ObjectTWAIN® developer's toolkit. This toolkit has all the necessary tools to fully integrate our supported scanners. Note: All sample scanned images in this guide are actual microfilm scans and were enlarged by 200-250% to show detail at the pixel level. They do not represent 1-to-1 resolutions. 2 Section 2 ­Software Installation The Konica Minolta Business Solutions TWAIN driver and Overlay Manager software are compatible with Microsoft Windows® 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000, ME, and XP. To install either or both of these applications simply launch the Minsetup.exe file. After agreeing to the software license and selecting the desired install directories, you will be asked to choose which of the two components you would like to install. TWAIN Data Source: Install the TWAIN data source when using the MS 2000, MS 3000, PS 3000, PS 7000, MS 6000 or MS 7000 as PC-connected scanners. Please note that in order to use the TWAIN data sources with the MS 6000 you need to have the optional PCupgrade kit installed. The PS 7000 requires you to purchase the PC Interface Kit. The TWAIN data sources utilize Version 1.9 of the TWAIN specification and incorporate all the scanning features of the supported scanners. When installing the TWAIN Data source the installation procedure will automatically launch the KMBS TWAIN configuration utility. This utility will scan your SCSI buses and automatically detect any of the supported Minolta scanners attached to your system. It will then install the needed drivers (data sources) associated with those scanners. Once the configuration utility has completed its scan and installs, it will launch a status window showing all the connected Minolta hardware and all installed drivers/data sources (see Section 5 for more details). Make any necessary settings in the Status Window and close it out. You are now ready to begin scanning. Since software packages vary, please check your application software for instructions on how to acquire a scanned image using a TWAIN driver. A new feature of the updated driver is allowing you to choose to not install the software memory manager. Although this is still required for non Enhanced SCSI, it can be skipped on current models thereby preventing possible memory conflicts and admin-right issues. Overlay Manager: Install the Overlay Manager when using the MS 6000 or MS 7000 in combination with the MSP 3000 laser printer. The Overlay software allows you to create and add a bitmap to any prints made from the MSP 3000 laser printer and the MS 6000 or 7000. In order to utilize overlays with the MS 6000 or MS 7000 scanner you must ensure that the latest version of firmware (25G003 or higher) is installed in your scanner. If you are unsure of your firmware version or need to upgrade please contact your authorized Minolta dealer. The TWAIN Driver User Interfaces When developing the TWAIN drivers for Minolta's scanners we tried to keep a consistent look and feel across all models. Since each scanner has unique functions and features the drivers do vary from model to model. In the following sections we walk through the MS 6000 and MS 7000 TWAIN drivers and explain what their various features and functions are as well as how to work with them. Remember that if, while working with a driver, you want a quick definition of a given feature you can always left-click the mouse while holding the pointer over the feature in question. This will launch a small window with information on that feature's functionality. Users of the MS 2000 and MS 3000 will find that nearly all the features of the scanner's TWAIN drivers are covered in the enclosed MS 6000 and MS 7000, PS 3000 and PS 7000 User's Guides as well. Nearly all selections in the TWAIN drivers are "sticky" and settings will remain unchanged if the driver is closed and reopened. Driver settings always take precedence over the scanner's front panel settings. Section 3 - The MS 6000 TWAIN Driver User's Guide The MS 6000 is KMBS' low-to-mid volume Microform scanner. It is very similar to its predecessor, the MS 2000, however it offers many new features. In order to scan-to-file with the MS 6000 the user must ensure that the optional PC interface kit is installed and the front panel of the MS 6000 is set to operate in PC mode. The scanner can be configured for PC mode by pressing the clear/Shift key and the multiple print/PC keys at the same time. These two keys are adjacent to each other and are located just above the Start button on the front panel. When in PC mode the scanner will display a capital "P" and a lower case "c". Once the TWAIN driver is launched the small "c" on the scanner's LED will change to a capital "C" to indicate that proper communication exists between the scanner and driver. The MS 6000 Scanner Setup User Interface When most off-the-shelf software applications (such as Adobe Acrobat®, Photoshop®, etc.) are instructed to acquire an image they will launch the MS 6000 Scanner Setup Window. This is your User Interface (UI) for communicating to the TWAIN driver. It allows you to configure the MS 6000 as necessary prior to scanning. Please keep in mind that many of the controls found in the driver's UI are also duplicated on the front panel of the scanner and can be controlled from the scanner itself. Since the front panel is also used for direct printing, some of the nomenclature used between the driver and front panel may differ. Please see the appropriate sections below to determine if UI settings are duplicated on the front panel and to determine which buttons duplicate those commands. Preview Window When changing settings via the scanner's front panel, the driver UI will update in real-time (as long as the driver is currently launched). While the scanner is busy executing a scan the front panel LED display will show a flashing "PC" and the front panel will be locked. When the display stops flashing, the scanner's control panel is once again active. Scan Settings The Scan Settings section allows you to define three key elements of the scanner's settings. They are: Resolution (DPI) ­ This drop-down box allows you to select the resolution at which the scanner will deliver data to the scanning software. The resolution is measured in dots per inch or DPI. Available settings for the MS 6000 are 200, 300, 400, 600 and 800 DPI. Higher DPI settings will result in better quality scans but will result in longer scanning and data transfer times as well as larger file sizes. If using the front panel of the MS 6000, the resolution can be selected by pressing the Clear/Shift key and the Print Mode/Resolution keys at the same time. Each subsequent press will cycle the resolution setting between 8H, 6H, 4H, 3H and 2H. Note: The optical resolution of the scanner is 400 DPI. All other resolutions are derived from on-board interpolation or reduction algorithms. Paper Size ­ This drop-down box allows you to select the actual Scan Area captured by the MS 6000. The driver supports a wide range of standard U.S. and European sizes. The scan area selected will be reflected in the Preview Window through the use of a dashed box. If desired, you can also select the custom setting and define any unique scan area within the 12" x 12" window. Pre-configured paper sizes cannot be selected via the front panel of the MS 6000; however, the optional Manual Masking Kit provides functionality for defining a custom scan area. (See the Preview Window section for more information). Image Type ­ This drop-down box lets you define the bit-depth of the image. If the optional grayscale kit is not installed, you will only have the option of selecting Black/White. If the optional grayscale kit is installed then you have the following two choices: Black/White ­ This will cause all images delivered to the PC to have a depth of 1-bit. As a result all pixels will be either black or white. The scanner will threshold the image and perform a di ...