User manual MINOLTA QUICKSCAN35 PLUS

[. . . ] Thank you for purchasing the Minolta QuickScan 35 Plus for Windows. The QuickScan 35 Plus QS-2800 makes it possible for you to scan color and black & white, negative and positive 35mm films using your personal computer. The main features of the QuickScan 35 Plus are: · High-speed scanning with 3-line sensors and a high-brightness fluorescent lamp · 10 bit A/D converter · High resolution scans up to 2820 dpi · Easy to use, versatile software - TWAIN driver - QS utility The Minolta QuickScan 35 Plus is packaged with TWAIN driver software and stand-alone Utility software. Before using the QuickScan 35 Plus, we recommend you have a working knowledge of the PC and its operating conventions. [. . . ] · The focus indicator window will appear. Turn the focus dial on the front of the QuickScan 35 Plus until the black box and the red bar are their longest. Click on OK when you have finished focusing. SHORT CUT Press option and click on the area you want to focus on. The focus dialog box will appear. QuickScan35 Rotate The image orientation button lets you specify the correct orientation of your image before scanning. Horizontal orientation is the default position. Click on the image orientation button to rotate the picture 90° clockwise. The preview image will reflect this change. · To change the rotation to counter-clockwise, press and hold the option key while you click on the image orientation button. QuickScan 35 Cropping and Zoom Preview The cropping frame surrounds the image area that will be scanned. Click on a corner of the cropping frame to enlarge or reduce the size frame proportionally. Click on the sides to expand or reduce the height or width of the cropping frame. To move the cropping frame to another position, click on the inside of the cropping frame (the cursor will change to a hand) and drag the cropping frame until it surrounds the area you want to scan. To preview the scanning area, click on and hold the Zoom Preview button. The area in the cropping frame will be enlarged to the limits of the preview window. The enlarged view of the scanning area will remain until the mouse button is released. QuickScan35 Flip The flip button lets you reverse the image before scanning. The default position is the image viewed from the film base side. Click on the flip button to flip the image left-to-right horizontally. The preview image will reflect this change. QuickScan 35 SELECTING THE SCAN MODE The QuickScan 35 Plus lets you select from three convenient scan modes: Quick Mode Quick mode is the fast and easy way to make a scan. You select the scan pitch to determine output size (see Scan Pitch and Resolution on page 48). Pixel Mode In this mode you select the number pixels in the image and the scanning area. Pixel mode is convenient when your final output device will be a monitor. Print Mode Print mode lets you lock the image size and resolution to control the final image size and resolution to match that of your printer. The scan speed will change according to the PC you are using and the amount of RAM installed. Generally, scanning will be slower in the Pixel and Print modes than in the Quick mode. QuickScan35 Quick Mode 1. Select Quick Mode from the Scan Mode pop-up window. 2. Select a scan pitch from the Scan Pitch pop-up menu. [. . . ] A Turn the power switch OFF, check the SCSI ID and connections. Check the other SCSI devices with the Windows ASPI check command. Q Operation stops during plug-in setup, preview, or scan. A Turn power off, then check SCSI cable, SCSI connection, and SCSI ID number. [. . . ]