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 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 negatives 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 © 2001 Microtek International, Inc. http://www.microtek.com I49-003200 A, May 2001 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 either horizontally or vertically on the scanner surface, as shown below. Vertical Horizontal 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 Mode: In the Preview window, click on 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 Mode: In the Preview window, click on the Scan Material icon, 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. · 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 Modes. ScanWizard 5 - Standard Mode Set Scaling here to 100% 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. ScanWizard 5 - Advanced Mode Set Resolution here to 600 dpi Set Scaling here to 100% Microtek LightLid 35 Installing and Getting Started 3 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. Although calibration is an optional step, it is helpful towards optimizing your scanned image. A. To install the LightLid 35 Calibrator on Windows: 1. Place your Microtek software 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 on it 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. B. To install the LightLid 35 Calibrator on Macintosh systems: 1. Place your Microtek software CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. Open the folder LL35 Calibrator, and double-click on the Installer icon. Follow the on-screen instructions until installation is complete. C. 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 Calibrator from your desktop (PC or Macintosh). Alternatively, you can launch the Calibrator from the ScanWizard 5 folder (PC) or from the LighLid 35 Calibrator folder (Macintosh). Follow the on-screen instructions as shown in the Calibrator window below (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 ...