User manual MINOLTA K-QM-3501E PART 1

[. . . ] Familiarity with the mouse and standard PC menus and commands is necessary before operating the QuickScan 35 Plus. Adobe PhotoshopTM is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Inc. Microsoft WindowsTM is a registered trademark of Microsoft Inc. Other corporate names and product names are also registered trademarks. [. . . ] Auto brightness is only effective when Color Pos. has been selected in the Film Type pop-up window. Auto Eject When selected, the film is automatically ejected after the scanning operation is finished. Setting 1. · The preference dialog box will appear. Click on OK to close the window. QuickScan35 · The selected functions will be set after you click on OK. · The color correction button in the control panel window will change according to the color correction mode you have selected. Standard Mode Professional Mode Select your preferences before scanning. If the color correction mode is changed or auto brightness is selected after the image is prescanned, the preview image will disappear and you will need to prescan again. QuickScan 35 SPECIFYING THE FILM TYPE Specifying the type of film you are scanning is necessary to accurately reproduce the image. There are four types of film to choose from: · Color Negative · Color Positive · Black & white negative · Black & white positive Select the type of film you are scanning in the Film Type pop-up menu. QuickScan35 PRESCAN Click on PreScan to preview the image. The preview image will appear in the preview window. · Grab the title bar to move the QuickScan 35 Plus dialog box to any convenient location on the screen. Do not insert another mount or anything metallic into the film slot while scanning or preview scanning film in slide mounts. A scanning error or breakdown may occur. QuickScan 35 FOCUS AND FRAMING Manual Focus Focusing is not normally necessary with the QuickScan 35 Plus, however it is recommended when your final image will be large, the film strip is curled, or a paper slide mount is warped. The curser will change to the focus icon. 2. Position the focus icon over the area you want to focus and click the mouse button. · The lower the scan pitch number the greater the resolution. See "Scan Pitch And Resolution" on page 48. · The number of pixels (W x H) will change to compensate for the changes in scan pitch. QuickScan 35 3. Click on and drag the cropping handles until the cropping frame surrounds the image area you want to scan. · The number of pixels will change to compensate for the changes in scan pitch, but the final output size will not change. · Click on Reset to return all settings to their default position. · The pixel size of the image can also be entered directly. The cropping frame will change to reflect the dimensions entered. QuickScan35 SCAN PITCH AND RESOLUTION The scan pitch determines how data is acquired from the original image. For example, a scan pitch of 1 means one piece of data is 'picked up' by each element of the CCD. When the scan pitch is small, the image quality will be better, but the file size will be larger. The relationship between number of pixels (at the maximum crop size) and the scan pitch is illustrated below. · A scan pitch of 24 can not be selected in the Quick mode. [. . . ] A Turn the power switch OFF, check the SCSI ID and connections. Check the other SCSI devices with the Windows ASPI check command. Q During Preview Scan or Scan, the QuickScan stops. A Check the System Requirements on page 9. [. . . ]