User manual MICROTEK GNC I LIGHTLID 1202

[. . . ] 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. 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. [. . . ] 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. · 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. Place the Microtek CD into your CD-ROM drive. When the Installer screen comes up, click Exit. Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop. Locate your CD-ROM drive icon, and right-click the icon to bring up the Context menu. Choose Open, then double-click the LL35 Calibrator folder to open it. Double-click the setup. exe icon to install the Calibrator. Follow the on-screen instructions until installation is complete. [. . . ] Follow the on-screen instructions until installation is complete. Once the Calibrator is successfully installed, the "LL35 Calibrator" icon appears on the desktop. 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. [. . . ]