User manual MINOLTA SR-T 102

[. . . ] Familiarity with the mouse and standard operating system menus and commands is necessary before operating the driver software for the DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO. This manual does not give instruction in the: · basic use of personal computers. · use of Windows®98, Windows®2000 Professional, Windows®Me, Windows NT® or Mac OS 8. 6 to 9. 1. · use of Adobe Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, or CorelPhotoPaint. [. . . ] Press and hold the Ctrl key (option key on the Macintosh) to reduce the image magnification. · The pointer will change to . 2. Click anywhere on the image to zoom out. · The ­ disappears from the magnifier icon when the minimum image magnification has been reached. 54 SCROLLING THE IMAGE Use the grab button to scroll an enlarged image. · The grab button can only be selected when the image has been magnified beyond the limits of the Prescan tab. 1. Click on in the Prescan image display area. . · The pointer will change to 2. Click on and drag the image to the desired location. DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO 55 AUTO-EXPOSURE LOCK AE Lock allows you to lock an auto exposure value. Once the auto exposure is locked, the multiple images on the same film will be scanned with the same exposure settings when performing the prescan and the final scan. With the AE lock function, for example, when scanning a backlit scene or a film to which exposure adjustments have been made, you can obtain a scanned image which reflects the exposure correction made when taking the photograph. AE (Auto Exposure) function is performed in the following cases: · When prescanning negative film. · When prescanning colour positive film, where AUTO EXPOSE FOR SLIDES has been selected in the preferences. SETTING THE AE-LOCK After prescanning the image. . . 1. Click on · . cannot be selected until an image has been prescanned. 2. Select another image, then click on . · The locked exposure setting will apply to the selected prescan image. · The prescanned image will appear in the Prescan tab when complete. 60 FOCUS MANUAL FOCUS Manual focus can be use with specific area of the image. 1. Click on . · The pointer will change to the Manual Focus icon. · Click on [Manual Focus] button again to escape the function. 2. Click on the area of the image you wish to be in sharp focus. · The focus control window dialog box will appear. 3. Adjust the slider until the black and white lines are at their longest for maximum sharpness. · Click and drag the slider to the left or right. Click on the slider bar to make a larger change. · To slightly defocus, adjust the sliders until the black bar is a little shorter than the white bar. 4. Click on . · A new prescan will begin. · The prescanned image will appear in the Prescan tab when complete. DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO 61 DISPLAYING FRAME NUMBER When 35mm is selected the film format, this function allows you to display the current frame number and total frame number. 1. To display the next frame, click on . To display the previous frame, click on RGB/CMY INFORMATION The RGB information from the pointer position is always displayed in the Prescan tab. [. . . ] In addition to being a widely supported format, TIFF is able to handle the colour palette needed for professional-quality images and graphics. (Windows only) The BMP graphic file format is for bit-mapped images. BMP images are supported by the Paint accessory and can easily be opened on most PCs running Windows. SCSI (Ultra SCSI) SHADOWS TIFF WINDOWS® BMP DiMAGE Scan Multi PRO 125 TROUBLE SHOOTING SYMPTOM or MESSAGE The computer will not start up after connecting the scanner. SOLUTION · Shut down the computer and all the devices in your SCSI or IEEE 1394 chain, then check the SCSI or IEEE 1394 cables and AC power cord. · Make sure the plug-in module has been placed in the correct folder. [. . . ]