User manual MICROTEK PC M MSP 1198

[. . . ] Microtek Scanner ICC Profiler User's Manual (Windows) Copyright © 1998 by Microtek International, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademarks Microtek and ScanMaker are trademarks of Microtek International, Inc. IBM PC is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Adobe and Adobe Photoshop are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. [. . . ] To order a new Scanner ICC Profiler system kit with a new target, and the latest software, call Microtek sales. Introduction 1-3 2 Using Microtek Scanner ICC Profiler This chapter provides information on how to use Scanner ICC Profiler on your Windows platform. To use Microtek Scanner ICC Profiler, take the 3 steps below: · Install Microtek Scanner ICC Profiler · Place the target on your scanner · Calibrate your scanner Installing Microtek Scanner ICC Profiler You should have ScanWizard Pro and Kodak CMS programs installed before installing Scanner ICC Profiler. Depending on the packing you purchased, your Scanner ICC Profiler program maybe shipped in disk or CD-ROM format. For disk users Insert the Scanner ICC Profiler program disk #1 into your floppy disk drive. Choose Start, Run, input A:\Setup. exe, then click OK. The installer program will guide you to insert Program disk #2 during the process, until installation is complete. For CD-ROM users Insert the Scanner ICC Profiler CD into your CD-ROM drive. Choose Start, Run, input D:\Scanner ICC Profiler\Setup. exe, then click OK. Where "D" represents the CD-ROM is installed in D: drive. The installer program will guide you during the process, until installation is complete. Using Microtek Scanner ICC Profiler 2-1 Placing calibration target To different scanning modes, you require respective calibration targets. Placing Q-60R1 reflective target Placing Q-60R1 reflective target on an A4-sized (or Letter) scanner To calibrate the reflective mode of an A4-sized flatbed scanner (e. g. , ScanMaker 5), place the Q-60R1 target rotated counterclockwise 90 degree and faced down on the scanner glass surface. This means the right edge of target when it's placed faced down should be towards the horizontal ruler on the scanner. Place reflective target rotated counterclockwise 90 degree and faced down on the ScanMaker 5 glass surface. Placing Q-60R1 reflective target on an A3-sized scanner To calibrate the reflective mode of an A3-sized flatbed scanner (e. g. , ScanMaker 2000), place the Q-60R1 target faced down on the scanner glass surface, and center the top of target along the horizontal ruler on the scanner. Place reflective target faced down on the ScanMaker 2000 glass surface. 2-2 Microtek Scanner ICC Profiler User's Manual Placing 4" x 5" Q-60E1 transparency target Placing 4" x 5" Q-60E1 transparency target on an A4 twin-plate scanner For a twin-plate scanner (e. g. , ScanMaker 5), place the Q-60E1 target film with the emulsion side (the side you can read correctly) is faced down on the 4" x 5" film holder, and insert the film holder into the scanner. Place transparency target into the 4" x 5" batch film holder, then insert the holder into the ScanMaker 5 transparency tray. Placing 4" x 5" Q-60E1 transparency target on an A3 twin-plate scanner For a twin-plate scanner (e. g. , ScanMaker 2000), place the 4" x 5" Q-60E1 target film with the emulsion side (the side you can read correctly) is faced down on the 4" x 5" film holder, and insert the film holder into the scanner. Place the transparency target into the 4" x 5" batch film holder, then insert the holder into the ScanMaker 2000 transparency tray. Using Microtek Scanner ICC Profiler 2-3 Placing 4" x 5" Q-60E1 transparency target for TMA 1. Place the 81/2" x14" template inside the scanner with the "0, 0" ruler mark forwards the front of the scanner. Then place the target inside the template area. The target should be with the emulsion side (the side you can read correctly) faced down on the scanner, and center the top of target along the front edge of the template. TMA attached to ScanMaker III 2. Place template on the scanner glass. Place the target faced down inside template Note: If you do not place the template on the scanner properly. Do not use the black template when calibrating your scanner. Placing 4" x 5" Q-60E1 transparency target on transparency scanner Hold the 4" x 5" Q-60E1 target transparency so that you can read correctly, and place it in the transparency holder. Push the holder into the scanner. Place the transparency target faced up into holder, then insert the holder into the ScanMaker 45t Pro. Note: Some of the scanner models may come with the 35mm Q-60E3 transparency target. The way of placing the Q-60E3 target is exactly similar as placing the Q-60E1 target. The only different is, you need to use the appropriate slide holder instead of the 4" x 5" film holder. 2-4 Microtek Scanner ICC Profiler User's Manual Placing 35mm Q-60E3 transparency target for slide scanner Hold the 35mm Kodak Q-60E3 target slide so that you can read correctly, and then insert the slide into the slide scanner. When target image is selected, click the "Scan" button to scan the target. Step 2: Align target registration marks 2-8 Microtek Scanner ICC Profiler User's Manual Align upper-left registration mark Move the cursor into the target image area; the pointer will change to a flipped L mark (" "). Align the cursor with the small upper-left registration mark. Upper left registration mark Align upper-right registration mark After the upper left mark is aligned, the upper right part of the target image is displayed, the instruction dialog box prompts to align the upper right registration mark. Upper right registration mark Move the cursor into the target image area; the pointer will change to a normal L mark (" "). [. . . ] When aligned properly, the sampling area appears as a green square in the center of most patches. If any areas fall outside a patch, realign the registration marks by clicking the "<<Previous Mark" and ">>Next Mark" buttons and re-selecting the registration marks until the sampling areas are centered. Close Click the "Close" button to return to the main screen. Reference 3-5 4 Troubleshooting 1. Scanner ICC Profiler can't find any scanner. [. . . ]